Shloka 12
कर्णभीमसमागमः | Karṇa–Bhīma Encounter
संजय उवाच त॑ तथा भाषमाणं तु मद्रराजमरिंदम:
sañjaya uvāca | taṁ tathā bhāṣamāṇaṁ tu madrarājam ariṁdamaḥ |
சஞ்சயன் கூறினான்—மத்ரராஜன் சல்யன் இவ்வாறு பேசிக் கொண்டிருக்கையில், பகைஅடக்கி (துரியோதனன்) அவன் சொற்களை கேட்டுப் பரிசீலித்தான்.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse itself is a narrative hinge rather than a direct maxim: it highlights that in the Mahābhārata, speech—especially a king’s counsel in wartime—carries ethical weight and is closely attended by heroic actors whose epithets remind the listener of duty and consequence.
Sañjaya reports that the king of Madra (Śalya) is speaking ‘thus’ (continuing a prior statement), and a hero described as ‘ariṁdama’ (foe-subduer) is engaged with that speech—setting up the next action or response in the surrounding passage.