Shloka 86
कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ४०
Karṇa’s Pressure on the Pāñcālas; Duryodhana Disabled; Arjuna’s Counter-Advance
सूर्याचन्द्रमसौ यद्धत् तद्धदर्जुनकेशवौ । प्रकाश्येनाभिविख्यातौ त्वं तु खद्योतवन्नूषु
sūryācandramasau yathā tathā taddharjunakeśavau | prakāśyenābhivikhyātau tvaṃ tu khadyotavannṛṣu ||
जसे सूर्य आणि चंद्र आहेत, तसेच अर्जुन आणि केशव आहेत. ते आपल्या तेजाने सर्वत्र विख्यात आहेत; पण मनुष्यांमध्ये तू तर काजव्यासारखा आहेस.
काक उवाच
Educational Q&A
Greatness grounded in dharma and divine alignment is naturally manifest and universally beneficial—like the Sun and Moon—whereas ego-based self-importance is small and fleeting, like a firefly’s glow when compared to true radiance.
In the Karṇa Parva battle context, a speaker identified as “Kāka” delivers a taunting comparison: Arjuna and Kṛṣṇa are exalted as cosmic luminaries famed for their splendor, while the addressed person is belittled as insignificant among men.