Shloka 9
कुन्ती–कर्णसंवादः
Kuntī–Karṇa Dialogue: Loyalty, Fate, and Constrained Assurance
अद्य पश्यन्ति कुरव: कर्णार्जुनसमागमम् | सौभ्रात्रेण समालक्ष्य संनमन्न्तामसाधव:,आज उत्तम बन्धुजनोचित स्नेहके साथ कर्ण और अर्जुनका मिलन कौरवलोग देखें और इसे देखकर दुष्टलोग नतमस्तक हों
adya paśyanti kuravaḥ karṇārjunasamāgamam | saubhrātreṇa samālakṣya saṃnamantām asādhavaḥ ||
ଆଜି କୁରୁମାନେ କର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଓ ଅର୍ଜୁନଙ୍କ ସମାଗମ ଦେଖୁନ୍ତୁ; ଏହା ଉତ୍ତମ ଭ୍ରାତୃସ୍ନେହରେ ଚିହ୍ନିତ ବୋଲି ଦେଖି ଦୁଷ୍ଟମାନେ ମସ୍ତକ ନମାଉନ୍ତୁ।
कर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse contrasts genuine fraternal feeling (saubhrātra) with wickedness (asādhutva): when true kinship and noble conduct are displayed, the unrighteous are morally diminished and compelled to bow—suggesting that ethical stature and rightful relationship can humble arrogance.
Karṇa speaks of an imminent encounter between himself and Arjuna, envisioning it as something the Kurus will witness. He frames the meeting as bearing the mark of brotherly bond, and declares that on seeing it, the wicked will be forced into submission—an assertion of confidence and a public challenge within the tense pre-war setting.