Shloka 656
स्वयम्भो ब्रूहि तद्घाक्यं समो5स्तु विजयोडनयो: । 'प्रभो! कर्ण और अर्जुनके विवादसे सारा संसार संशयमें पड़ गया। स्वयम्भू! आप हमें इनके विजयके सम्बन्धमें सच्ची बात बताइये। आप ऐसा वचन बोलिये, जिससे इन दोनोंकी समान विजय सूचित हो”
svayambho brūhi tad vākyaṃ samo 'stu vijayo 'nayoḥ | prabho! karṇa-arjunayoḥ vivādāt sāraṃ saṃsāraḥ saṃśaye patitaḥ | svayambhū! tvaṃ naḥ etayoḥ vijaya-sambandhe satyaṃ vada | tvaṃ tādṛśaṃ vacanaṃ brūhi yena etayoḥ sama-vijayaḥ sūcyate ||
Sañjaya disse: “Ó Senhor Auto-nascido (Svayambhū), profere aquela palavra decisiva. Que a vitória seja declarada igual para ambos. Mestre, por causa da disputa entre Karṇa e Arjuna o mundo inteiro caiu na dúvida. Ó Svayambhū, diz-nos a verdade acerca da vitória deles. Fala de tal modo que o triunfo de ambos se mostre como o mesmo.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
When public opinion is divided by heroic rivalry, the text highlights the need for satya—an authoritative, truthful clarification—so that judgment is not driven by rumor or partiality. The request for “equal victory” points to a moral framing where valor and merit can be acknowledged on both sides even amid war.
Sanjaya addresses Svayambhu (the Self-born Lord/Creator) and asks for a definitive statement about who truly ‘wins’ between Karna and Arjuna. Their contest has thrown the world into uncertainty, so Sanjaya seeks a pronouncement that resolves doubt and can present their triumph as comparable or balanced.