Shloka 12
अर्जुनकर्णसंनिपातवर्णनम् / The Convergence of Arjuna and Karṇa
एताज्जित्वा महावीर्य: कर्ण: शत्रुगणान् बहून् । जितवान् मां महाबाहो यतमानो महारणे,महाबाहो! महायुद्धमें विजयके लिये प्रयत्न करनेवाले महापराक्रमी कर्णने इन बहुसंख्यक शत्रुगणोंको परास्त करके मुझपर विजय पायी थी
etāj jitvā mahāvīryaḥ karṇaḥ śatrugaṇān bahūn | jitavān māṁ mahābāho yatamāno mahāraṇe ||
Wahai yang berlengan perkasa, dalam pertempuran besar itu, Karṇa yang gagah—berjuang demi kemenangan—telah menewaskan banyak pasukan musuh, dan turut menewaskan serta mengalahkan aku.
युधिषछ्िर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights heroic ethics in war: acknowledging an opponent’s prowess without resentment. Yudhiṣṭhira’s admission models humility and truthfulness—recognizing that disciplined effort (yatamānaḥ) and valor can yield victory even against a righteous king.
In the course of the great battle, Yudhiṣṭhira recalls/declares that Karṇa, after defeating many enemy formations, also overcame Yudhiṣṭhira himself. The statement underscores Karṇa’s battlefield dominance at this point in the Karṇa Parva.