Shloka 63
कर्णेन युधिष्ठिरानीकविदारणम् / Karṇa’s Breach of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Battle-Line
तानब्रवीत् पुनर्देवो मत्त: श्रेष्ठठरो हि यः । त॑ सारथिं कुरुध्व॑ं मे स्वयं संचिन्त्य मा चिरम्
tān abravīt punar devo mattaḥ śreṣṭhataraḥ hi yaḥ | taṃ sārathiṃ kurudhvaṃ me svayaṃ saṃcintya mā ca ciram ||
அப்போது மகாதேவன் மீண்டும் கூறினான்—“நீங்கள் தாங்களே சிந்தித்து, என்னைவிடவும் மேன்மையான ஒருவனை என் தேரோட்டியாக்குங்கள்; தாமதிக்காதீர்.”
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a mindset driven by competitive superiority and haste: the demand for someone “even greater than me” and the insistence on no delay. Ethically, it can be read as a warning about pride and expediency—how the pursuit of power in war can eclipse patience, humility, and dharmic discernment.
Duryodhana (as the stated speaker) issues an urgent instruction to appoint a charioteer: they must deliberate and select someone surpassing the speaker in excellence, and do so quickly. The moment reflects wartime pressure and the desire to secure the strongest possible support.