Shloka 20
कर्णनिधनवृत्तान्तनिवेदनम् | Reporting Karṇa’s Fall to Yudhiṣṭhira
अनिन्चयज्ञो हि नर: कार्याकार्यविनिश्चये । अवशो मुहाते पार्थ यथा त्वं मूढ एव तु
aniniścayajño hi naraḥ kāryākāryaviniścaye | avaśo muhyate pārtha yathā tvaṃ mūḍha eva tu ||
Seseorang yang tidak memiliki keupayaan untuk memahami secara tuntas akan menjadi tidak berdaya dan terpedaya apabila menentukan apa yang patut dilakukan dan apa yang tidak patut dilakukan. Wahai Pārtha, dia jatuh ke dalam kekeliruan—sebagaimana engkau juga kini sedang bingung.
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Without firm discernment, a person cannot reliably distinguish duty (kārya) from what is improper (akārya); such indecision makes one helpless before delusion. Kṛṣṇa points to clarity of judgment as essential for dharmic action.
In the Karṇa Parva battle setting, Kṛṣṇa addresses Arjuna (Pārtha), diagnosing his confusion: when one cannot decide what should or should not be done, one becomes mentally overpowered and deluded—mirroring Arjuna’s present state.