Shloka 32
Sabhā Parva, Adhyāya 68 — Pāṇḍavānāṃ Vanavāsa-prasthānaḥ; Duḥśāsana-nindā; Pāṇḍava-pratijñāḥ
धृतराष्ट्रकुमार! तुम कृष्णाको नहीं जीती हुई कैसे मानते हो? जब कि पाण्डवोंके बड़े भाई युधिष्ठिरने द्यूतसभाके बीच अपना सर्वस्व दाँवपर लगा दिया है ।।
Dhṛtarāṣṭrakumāra! tvaṃ kṛṣṇāṃ na jitām iva kathaṃ manyase? yato hi pāṇḍavānāṃ jyeṣṭho yudhiṣṭhiro dyūtasabhāyāṃ madhye svam sarvasvaṃ dānaṃ kṛtvā nyadhāt. Abhyantarā ca sarvasve draupadī, bharatarṣabha. Evaṃ dharmajitāṃ kṛṣṇāṃ manyase na jitāṃ katham?
Karna berkata: “Wahai putera Dhṛtarāṣṭra, bagaimana engkau boleh menganggap Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī) sebagai belum dimenangi? Di tengah balairung perjudian, Yudhiṣṭhira—abang sulung para Pāṇḍava—telah mempertaruhkan seluruh harta dan dirinya sendiri. Dan Draupadī juga, wahai perkasa dalam keturunan Bharata, termasuk dalam ‘segala-galanya’ itu. Maka, jika Kṛṣṇā telah dimenangi menurut aturan permainan, mengapa engkau menganggapnya tidak dimenangi?”
कर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse exposes a contested ethical claim: Karna argues from the formal rules of gambling—‘all’ includes Draupadi—while the broader dharma-question (whether a person can be staked, and whether the wager was valid) remains morally fraught, highlighting the tension between legalistic procedure and righteous conduct.
In the gambling hall, after Yudhishthira has wagered and lost everything, Karna addresses a Kaurava prince and insists that Draupadi (called Krishnaa) must be considered ‘won’ as part of the total stake, defending the Kaurava position in the escalating humiliation of Draupadi.