Shloka 276
धर्मरहस्योपदेशः
Dharma-rahasya Instruction: Vows, Truth, and Non-injury
उवाच वचन शल्य: सूतपुत्र॑ तथागतम् । अमित शक्तिशाली राधापुत्र कर्णका यह वचन सुनकर राजा शल्यने सूतपुत्रसे उस अवसरके लिये उपयुक्त वचन कहा--
śalya uvāca vacanaṃ sūtaputraṃ tathāgatam | amitaśaktiśālī rādhāputra karṇa—(tad vacanaṃ śrutvā) rājā śalyo ’smin avasare sūtaputrāya yogyam vacanam uvāca ||
संजय म्हणाला—ते शब्द ऐकून राजा शल्याने सूतपुत्र, राधापुत्र, अमाप पराक्रमी कर्णाला त्या प्रसंगास योग्य असे उत्तर दिले।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical weight of timely speech in a crisis: words can steady, correct, or provoke a warrior’s mind, so counsel must be appropriate to the occasion and the listener’s role and temperament.
Sañjaya narrates that after hearing what has been said, King Śalya turns to Karṇa and delivers a response suited to that moment—setting up Śalya’s forthcoming counsel/retort within the battlefield dialogue.