Shloka 28
अर्जुनकर्णसंनिपातवर्णनम् / The Convergence of Arjuna and Karṇa
स त्वया पुरुषव्याप्र कथं युद्धे निष्दितः । तन्ममाचक्ष्व कौन्तेय यथा कर्णो हतस्त्वया,कुन्तीपुत्र! पुरुषसिंह! तुमने कैसे युद्धमें उस कर्णको मारा है? कर्ण जिस प्रकार तुम्हारे द्वारा मारा गया है, वह सब समाचार मुझे बताओ
sa tvayā puruṣavyāghra kathaṃ yuddhe niṣāditaḥ | tan mamācakṣva kaunteya yathā karṇo hatas tvayā ||
യുധിഷ്ഠിരൻ പറഞ്ഞു—പുരുഷവ്യാഘ്രാ! യുദ്ധത്തിൽ നീ ആ കർണനെ എങ്ങനെ നിശൂദിച്ചു? കൗന്തേയാ! കർണൻ നിനക്കാൽ എങ്ങനെ വധിക്കപ്പെട്ടു എന്നതു മുഴുവനായി എനിക്കു പറഞ്ഞുതരിക.
युधिषछ्िर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights responsible inquiry after a morally weighty act: even in righteous war, the manner of a great warrior’s fall matters, inviting reflection on dharma, necessity, and the ethical contours of victory.
After learning that Karṇa has been killed, Yudhiṣṭhira addresses Arjuna with a heroic epithet and asks him to recount precisely how Karṇa was brought down in battle, seeking a full report of the circumstances.