Shloka 7
कृपकर्णसंवादः
Kṛpa’s Counsel to Karṇa on Deśa-Kāla and Coordinated Strategy
उत्तर उवाच दश पार्थस्य नामानि यानि पूर्व श्रुतानि मे । प्रत्रूयास्तानि यदि मे श्रद्दध्यां सर्वमेव ते,उत्तर बोला--मैंने पहलेसे जो अर्जुनके दस नाम सुन रखे हैं, उन्हें यदि तुम बता दो तो मैं तुम्हारी सारी बातोंपर विश्वास कर सकता हूँ
uttara uvāca daśa pārthasya nāmāni yāni pūrvaṁ śrutāni me | prabrūyās tāni yadi me śraddadhyāṁ sarvam eva te ||
Uttara berkata: “Aku telah mendengar sebelum ini sepuluh nama Pārtha (Arjuna). Jika engkau menyebutkan nama-nama itu kepadaku, maka aku akan dapat menaruh kepercayaan sepenuhnya pada segala yang telah engkau katakan.”
उत्तर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a practical ethical principle: trust should be grounded in verification. Uttara is willing to believe, but he asks for recognizable identifiers (Arjuna’s well-known names) as a reasonable test before accepting a high-stakes claim.
In the Virāṭa episode, Uttara is being addressed by someone whose true identity is not yet fully accepted by him. Uttara proposes a proof: if the speaker can correctly recite the ten famous names of Arjuna (Pārtha), Uttara will accept the speaker’s account as true.