Shloka 28
कर्णनिधनवृत्तान्तनिवेदनम् | Reporting Karṇa’s Fall to Yudhiṣṭhira
स गुरु पार्थ कस्मात् त्वं हन्तुकामोडभिधावसि । असम्प्रधार्य धर्माणां गतिं सूक्ष्मां दुरत्ययाम्
sa guruḥ pārtha kasmāt tvaṃ hantukāmo 'bhidhāvasi | asampradhārya dharmāṇāṃ gatiṃ sūkṣmāṃ duratyayām ||
ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ പാർഥാ! അദ്ദേഹം നിന്റെ ഗുരുവും പൂജ്യനായ ജ്യേഷ്ഠനുമാണ്; ധർമ്മത്തിന്റെ സൂക്ഷ്മവും ദുർലഘ്യവുമായ ഗതി ആലോചിക്കാതെ നീ അവനെ കൊല്ലുവാൻ ഉദ്ദേശിച്ച് എന്തിന് പാഞ്ഞുചെല്ലുന്നു?
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Before acting—especially in violence against a revered elder or teacher—one must deliberate on dharma, whose true course is subtle and difficult. Ethical action requires discernment, not impulsive zeal.
In the midst of battle, Arjuna (Pārtha) is portrayed as charging forward to kill a figure described as his guru/elder. Kṛṣṇa intervenes with a warning, urging reflection on the complex moral implications of such an act.