Shloka 42
Adhyāya 36: Ghora-yuddha-varṇanam
A Clinical Description of the Intensified Engagement
कर्ण उवाच भवतु भवतु कि विकत्थसे ननु मम तस्य हि युद्धमुद्यतम् । यदि स जयति मामिहाहवे तत इदमस्तु सुकत्थितं तव
Karṇa uvāca: bhavatu bhavatu, kiṁ vikatthase? nanu mama tasya hi yuddham udyatam. yadi sa jayati mām ihāhave, tata idam astu sukatthitaṁ tava.
କର୍ଣ୍ଣ କହିଲେ—ହୋକ, ହୋକ; କାହିଁକି ଏତେ ଗର୍ବକଥା? ମୋର ଓ ତାହାର ଯୁଦ୍ଧ ଏବେ ସମ୍ମୁଖରେ। ଯଦି ସେ ଏଠାରେ ସମରରେ ମୋତେ ଜିତିଯାଏ, ତେବେ ତୁମର ଏହି ବଡ଼ବଡ଼ କଥା ସଠିକ୍ ବୋଲି ଧରାଯିବ।
कर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Karna rejects empty boasting and grounds honor in verifiable action: claims about superiority are meaningful only if proven in the actual test of battle.
Amid the imminent Karna–Arjuna confrontation, Karna silences a companion’s excessive bragging, saying the outcome of the duel will decide whether such words deserve credit.