Shloka 13
कर्ण उवाच योजितावर्थमानाभ्यां सर्वकार्येष्वनन्तरौ । न मन्त्रयेतां त्वच्छेय: किमद्भुततरं तत:,कर्ण बोला--महाराज! भीष्मजी और द्रोणाचार्यकों आपकी ओरसे सदा धन और सम्मान प्राप्त होता रहता है। इन्हें आप अपना अन्तरंग सुहृद् समझकर सभी कार्योंमें इनकी सलाह लेते हैं। फिर भी यदि ये आपके भलेकी सलाह न दें तो इससे बढ़कर आश्चर्यकी बात और क्या हो सकती है?
karṇa uvāca | yojitāv arthamānābhyāṃ sarvakāryeṣv anantarau | na mantrayetāṃ tvacchreyaḥ kim adbhutataram tataḥ ||
Wika ni Karna: “O Hari, sina Bhishma at Drona ay laging tinutustusan ng iyong yaman at karangalan, at sa bawat gawain ay nakatindig silang malapit sa iyo. Kung, sa kabila ng pagtrato sa kanila bilang mga matalik na kaibigang may mabuting hangarin, hindi ka nila payuhan para sa iyong tunay na ikabubuti—ano pa ang higit na kagila-gilalas kaysa roon?”
कर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler should seek and receive śreyas (true welfare) from trusted elders and advisers; if those who are closest—benefiting from the king’s patronage—fail to give honest, beneficial counsel, it signals a serious ethical and political breakdown in governance.
Karna addresses the king (contextually Duryodhana), pointing out that Bhishma and Drona are continually honored and supported by him and are involved in all his affairs; therefore, if they do not advise him for his good, it is a startling and troubling situation.