Shloka 15
न मित्राण्यर्थकृच्छेषु श्रेयसे चेतराय वा । विधिपूर्व हि सर्वस्य दु:खं वा यदि वा सुखम्,मित्र भी अर्थसंकटके समय अथवा किसी कामकी कठिनाई आ पड़नेपर न तो कल्याण कर सकते हैं और न अकल्याण ही। सभीके लिये दुःख या सुखकी प्राप्ति भाग्यके अनुसार ही होती है
na mitrāṇy arthakṛccheṣu śreyase cetarāya vā | vidhipūrvaṃ hi sarvasya duḥkhaṃ vā yadi vā sukham ||
Wika ni Karna: “Sa panahon ng kagipitan sa salapi, ang mga kaibigan ay hindi tunay na makapagdudulot ng ikabubuti o ikasasama. Sa bawat tao, ang dusa o ligaya ay dumarating ayon sa itinakda ng tadhana.”
कर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Karna emphasizes a fatalistic ethic: in crises, friends are limited in their power to secure benefit or cause harm; ultimately, happiness and suffering arise according to vidhi (what is ordained).
Karna is speaking in Adi Parva, framing the situation through the lens of destiny: he downplays the practical efficacy of allies in moments of hardship and interprets outcomes as governed by fate rather than interpersonal support.