Mahabharata 3.256.2 — Vana Parva, Adhyaya 256, Shloka 2
जयद्रथ-निग्रहः — Jayadratha Restrained, Shamed, and Released
कर्ण उवाच दुर्योधन निबोधेदं यत् त्वां वक्ष्यामि कौरव । श्रुत्वा वाचं तथा सर्व कर्तुमर्हस्थरिंदम
karṇa uvāca duryodhana nibodhedaṃ yat tvāṃ vakṣyāmi kaurava | śrutvā vācaṃ tathā sarvaṃ kartum arhasi ariṃdama ||
കർണ്ണൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ കൗരവ ദുര്യോധന! ഞാൻ പറയുന്നതു മനസ്സിലാക്കുക. ഹേ ശത്രുദമന! എന്റെ വാക്കുകൾ കേട്ട് അതനുസരിച്ച് എല്ലാം നിർവഹിക്കണം।
कर्ण उवाच
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The verse frames ethical counsel as disciplined listening followed by responsible action: a ruler should attentively grasp advice (nibodha), then implement it consistently (tathā sarvam kartum arhasi), emphasizing accountability in decision-making.
Karna addresses Duryodhana directly, preparing to give strategic or political counsel. He urges Duryodhana to understand his forthcoming advice and to execute it fully, setting a tone of urgency and command within the Kaurava camp.
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