Shloka 24
जयद्रथविमोचन–पलायनवृत्तान्तः
Recovery of Draupadī and Jayadratha’s flight
अर्चयामास विधिना कर्णमाहवशोभिनम् | आश्रावयच्च तत् कर्म प्रीयमाणो जनेश्वर:
arcayāmāsa vidhinā karṇam āhavaśobhinam | āśrāvayac ca tat karma prīyamāṇo janeśvaraḥ ||
மக்களுக்குத் தலைவனான அரசன் மனமகிழ்ந்து, போர்க்களத்தை ஒளிரச் செய்பவனான கர்ணனை முறையாகப் போற்றி, அந்தச் செயலை அனைவரும் கேட்குமாறு அறிவிக்கச் செய்தான்।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a royal ethic: valor and notable deeds are to be recognized in a proper, rule-bound manner (vidhinā), and worthy actions may be publicly affirmed to shape communal memory and standards of conduct.
The narrator reports that a king, delighted, formally honored Karṇa—renowned for battlefield brilliance—and arranged for Karṇa’s deed to be announced aloud, spreading its fame among the people.