Shloka 29
Kuntī–Karṇa Saṃvāda: Lineage Disclosure and Appeal to Fraternal Dharma
अतिष्ठत् सूर्यतापार्ता कर्णस्योत्तरवाससि । कौरव्यपत्नी वार्ष्णेयी पद्ममालेव शुष्यती,वृष्णिकुलनन्दिनी पाण्डुपत्नी कुन्ती वहाँ सूर्यदेवके तापसे पीड़ित हो कुम्हलाती हुई कमलमालाके समान कर्णके उत्तरीय वस्त्रकी छायामें खड़ी हो गयी
atiṣṭhat sūryatāpārtā karṇasyottaravāsasi | kauravyapatnī vārṣṇeyī padmamālevā śuṣyatī ||
ໄວສັມປາຍະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ຖືກທໍລະມານໂດຍແດດຮ້ອນ, ກຸນຕີ—ເມຍຂອງປານດຸ, ຜູ້ກໍາເນີດໃນວົງວຣິສນິ ແລະຜູ້ມີສາຍພົວພັນກັບວົງກະອຸຣະວະ—ໄດ້ຢືນຢູ່ໃນເງົາຜ້າຄຸມບ່າຂອງກັນ, ເຫມືອນພວງດອກບົວທີ່ກໍາລັງເຫື່ອຍແຫ້ງ.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the human vulnerability beneath heroic destinies: even amid political and moral crisis, compassion and kinship persist. It subtly frames the ethical tension of dharma—how family bonds and personal duty strain under the approach of war.
Kuntī, distressed by the sun’s heat, stands in the shade cast by Karṇa’s upper garment, described as withering like a lotus garland. The imagery emphasizes her physical exhaustion and emotional burden in her encounter with Karṇa during the pre-war negotiations.