Shloka 13
भीष्मस्य दुर्योधनं प्रति कुलहितोपदेशः | Bhīṣma’s Counsel to Duryodhana on Dynastic Welfare
मम प्राणेन ये शत्रूज्शक्ता: प्रतिसमासितुम् । मन्यन्ते ते कथं तेषामहं छिन्द्यां मनोरथम्,शत्रुओंसे वैर बाँधकर जो नित्य मेरी उपासना करते हैं तथा जैसे वसुगण इन्द्रको प्रणाम करते हैं, उसी प्रकार जो सदा मुझे मस्तक झुकाते हैं, मेरी ही प्राणशक्तिके भरोसे जो शत्रुओंके सामने डटकर खड़े होनेका साहस करते हैं और इसी आशासे जो मेरा आदर करते हैं, उनके मनोरथको मैं छिन्न-भिन्न कैसे करूँ?
mama prāṇena ye śatrūñ śaktāḥ pratisamāsitum | manyante te kathaṃ teṣām ahaṃ chindyāṃ manoratham ||
నా ప్రాణబలం, శక్తి ఆధారంగా వారు శత్రువుల ఎదుట నిలబడగలమని నమ్మేవారి ఆశలను నేను ఎలా చెదరగొట్టగలను?
कर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Karna frames loyalty as an ethical obligation: when others place their trust and courage in one’s protection, it is unrighteous to betray that reliance by abandoning them or destroying their hopes.
In Udyoga Parva, as war becomes imminent, Karna explains why he cannot withdraw or act against those aligned with him: many depend on his strength to face enemies, and he refuses to break their confidence and expectations.