Shloka 49
दुर्योधन–द्रोणसंवादः
Arjuna-vīrya-prasaṃśā and renewed battle formation
अब्रवीच्च तदा कर्णों गुरुं शारद्वतं कृपम् संजय कहते हैं--भरतश्रेष्ठ) उनके ऐसा कहनेपर राधापुत्र कर्ण ठठाकर हँस पड़ा और शरद्वानके पुत्र गुरु कृपाचार्यसे उस समय यों बोला-- || ४८ ई ।। सत्यमुक्त त्वया ब्रह्मन् पाण्डवान् प्रति यद् वच:
abravīc ca tadā karṇo guruṁ śāradvataṁ kṛpam | satyam uktaṁ tvayā brahman pāṇḍavān prati yad vacaḥ ||
अब्रवीच्च तदा कर्णो गुरुं शारद्वतं कृपम्। सत्यमुक्तं त्वया ब्रह्मन् पाण्डवान् प्रति यद्वचः॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid conflict, one should acknowledge truth when it is spoken. The verse highlights ethical clarity—recognizing the worth of opponents—while implying the tension between truth-recognition and steadfast loyalty in war.
Sañjaya reports that Karṇa addresses his teacher Kṛpācārya and agrees with Kṛpa’s statement about the Pāṇḍavas, affirming that Kṛpa’s assessment is true.