Shloka 75
कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ४०
Karṇa’s Pressure on the Pāñcālas; Duryodhana Disabled; Arjuna’s Counter-Advance
भ्रातरं निहतं दृष्टवा समरे सव्यसाचिना । पश्यतां कुरुवीराणां प्रथमं त्वं पलायित:,सव्यसाची अर्जुनके द्वारा समरांगणमें अपने भाईको मारा गया देखकर कौरव वीरोंके समक्ष सबसे पहले तुम्हीं भागे थे
bhrātaraṁ nihataṁ dṛṣṭvā samare savyasācinā | paśyatāṁ kuruvīrāṇāṁ prathamaṁ tvaṁ palāyitaḥ ||
സമരത്തിൽ സവ്യസാചിയായ അർജുനൻ നിന്റെ സഹോദരനെ വധിച്ചതുകണ്ട്, കുരുവീരന്മാർ നോക്കിനിൽക്കേ ആദ്യം ഓടിപ്പോയത് നീയായിരുന്നു.
काक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores kṣatriya-ethics: steadfastness in battle and accountability before one’s peers. Fleeing first—especially after witnessing a brother’s death—becomes a moral indictment of abandoning duty and honor under public scrutiny.
A speaker identified as “Kāka” rebukes an opponent, accusing him of being the first to run away when Arjuna (Savyasācin) killed his brother in combat, and emphasizing that this happened in full view of the Kuru warriors.