Shloka 10
Karna Reproves Shalya; Brahmin Reports on Bāhlīkas; Shalya’s Universalizing Rebuttal (कर्ण–शल्य संवादः)
सहसास्त्रविसर्गेण वयं तेनाद्य वज्चिता: । श्वस्त्वहं तस्य संकल्पं सर्व हन्ता महीपते
sahasāstravisargeṇa vayaṁ tenādya vañcitāḥ | śvastvahaṁ tasya saṅkalpaṁ sarvaṁ hantā mahīpate ||
सहसास्त्रविसर्गेण वयं तेनाद्य वञ्चिताः । श्वस्त्वहं तस्य संकल्पं सर्वं हन्ता महीपते ॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how battlefield success can arise from sudden tactical action, yet such ‘deception’ fuels retaliatory vows. Ethically, it points to the self-perpetuating nature of violence: cunning invites counter-cunning, tightening the spiral of conflict.
Sañjaya reports to the king that their side has been outmaneuvered today by a sudden use of weapons, and he conveys a warrior’s resolve—addressed to the king—that tomorrow the opponent’s plans will be thwarted and destroyed.