Shloka 11
दुर्योधनस्य कर्णप्रार्थना — कृपकर्णसंवादः
Duryodhana’s Appeal to Karna — The Kripa–Karna Dialogue
भीमो वा सूतपुत्रेण स्मरन् वैरं पुरा कृतम् अयुध्यत कथं शूर: कर्णेन सह संयुगे,अथवा शूरवीर भीमसेनने पहलेके किये हुए वैरका स्मरण करके सूतपुत्र कर्णके साथ उस रफणक्षेत्रमें किस प्रकार युद्ध किया?
sañjaya uvāca | bhīmo vā sūtaputreṇa smaran vairaṃ purā kṛtam | ayudhyata kathaṃ śūraḥ karṇena saha saṃyuge ||
सञ्जय उवाच—भीमः शूरः पुराकृतं वैरं स्मरन् कथं सूतपुत्रेण कर्णेन सह समरेऽयुध्यत? तस्मिन् रणक्षेत्रे स कर्णं कथं समभ्ययुध्यत?
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how past enmity and memory can intensify a warrior’s resolve, yet the ethical frame remains that combat is undertaken within the accepted duties of the battlefield; it invites reflection on how personal grievance operates inside (and can strain) the norms of righteous war.
Sañjaya poses (or reports) a question about the encounter between Bhīma and Karṇa: how Bhīma, remembering an old feud, fought Karṇa in the midst of the ongoing Kurukṣetra battle.