Shloka 5
अकरोन्मयि यत् पापं भवती सुमहात्ययम् | अपाकीर्णोउस्मि यन्मातस्तद् यश: कीर्तिनाशनम्,तुमने मेरे प्रति जो अत्याचार किया है, वह महान् कष्टदायक है। माता! तुमने जो मुझे पानीमें फेंक दिया, वह मेरे लिये यश और कीर्तिका नाशक बन गया
akaromayi yat pāpaṃ bhavatī sumahātyayam | apākīrṇo’smi yan mātas tad yaśaḥ kīrtināśanam ||
कर्ण उवाच— मयि यत् त्वया पापम् अकारि, तत् सुमहात्ययम्; तेनाहं तीव्रदुःखं प्राप्तः। मातः, यत् त्वं माम् अप्सु प्राक्षिपः, तेनाहं परित्यक्त इव संवृत्तः; तत् च मम यशःकीर्त्योर्नाशकरं जातम्।
कर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical weight of parental actions and secrecy: abandoning a child can inflict lifelong harm not only materially but also in social honor and self-identity, shaping one’s dharma-conflicts and sense of worth.
In Udyoga Parva, during the pre-war negotiations, Karna speaks to his mother (Kunti, implied) about the grievous wrong done to him at birth—being cast into the waters—which led to his life as an outcast and damaged his honor and reputation.