Shloka 13
संजय उवाच इति कर्णस्य वाक्यान्ते शल्य: प्राहोत्तरं वच: । चुकोपयिषुरत्यर्थ कर्ण मद्रेश्वर: पुन:,संजय कहते हैं--राजन्! कर्णकी यह बात समाप्त होते ही मद्रराज शल्य उसे अत्यन्त कुपित करनेकी इच्छासे पुनः इस प्रकार उत्तर देने लगे--
sañjaya uvāca iti karṇasya vākyānte śalyaḥ prāhottaraṃ vacaḥ | cukopayiṣur atyarthaṃ karṇa madrēśvaraḥ punaḥ ||
संजय म्हणाला—राजन्! कर्णाचे बोलणे संपताच मद्रराज शल्याने उत्तर दिले. कर्णाला पुन्हा अत्यंत क्रोध येईल असा हेतू धरून तो पुढे असे बोलू लागला।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Speech in a dharmic setting carries responsibility: words can guide, heal, or deliberately inflame. This verse highlights the ethical fault-line between truthful counsel and manipulative provocation, especially dangerous in war where anger can eclipse judgment.
After Karna finishes speaking, Shalya responds. The narrator notes Shalya’s intention: he wants to anger Karna greatly again, and therefore begins his reply in a way meant to provoke.