Mahabharata 7.175.28 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 175, Shloka 28
यदत्रानन्तरं कार्य प्राप्तकालं च पश्यसि । कर्णस्य वधसंयुक्तं तत् कुरुष्व धनंजय,“धनंजय! अब यहाँ कर्णके वधके सम्बन्धमें तुम्हें जो समयोचित कर्तव्य दिखायी देता हो, उसे करो”
sañjaya uvāca |
yad atrānantaraṃ kāryaṃ prāptakālaṃ ca paśyasi |
karṇasya vadhasaṃyuktaṃ tat kuruṣva dhanaṃjaya ||
హే ధనంజయా! ఇక్కడ ఇప్పుడు నీకు తక్షణం చేయవలసిన, కాలోచితమైన కర్తవ్యమేదైనా కనిపిస్తే—ప్రత్యేకంగా కర్ణవధంతో సంబంధమున్నది—అదే ఇప్పుడే చేయి।
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The verse stresses timely discernment and decisive action in accordance with one’s duty: when the right moment arrives, hesitation can become adharma in a war context, especially when the action is strategically and ethically framed as necessary.
Sanjaya reports an exhortation to Arjuna: he should do what he judges to be the immediate, time-appropriate course of action on the battlefield—specifically the action connected with bringing about Karna’s death.
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