Shloka 29
भीष्म-पर्व अध्याय १०० — त्रिगर्त-आक्रमण, भीष्म-केन्द्रित पुनर्संयोजन, तथा शक्त्यस्त्र-विनिमय
हे कक 80248 [ सर्वतो दिश: । शुश्राव मधुरा नानादेशनिवासिनाम्
he kak 80248 sarvato diśaḥ | śuśrāva madhurā nānādeśanivāsinām | udārasvabhāvavāle rājā duryodhanane us samaya sampūrṇaśatrūṇāṃ saṃhāra-karaṇe samarthaṃ hastī-sūṇḍa-samāna-viśālaṃ astraprahāra-śikṣāyāṃ nipuṇatāṃ prāptāṃ svāṃ dāhiṇīṃ bhujām ūrdhvaṃ kṛtvā sampūrṇa-diśāsu utthitāḥ vividha-deśa-nivāsi-manūṣyāṇāṃ praṇāmāñjalīḥ svīkṛtya teṣāṃ madhurāḥ vācaḥ śuśrāva
Sinabi ni Karna: “Mula sa bawat panig ay narinig niya ang matatamis na salita—binigkas ng mga taong nagmula sa iba’t ibang lupain. Sa sandaling iyon, si Haring Duryodhana, marangal sa likas at may kakayahang lipulin ang lahat ng kaaway, ay itinaas ang kanang bisig—malaki na parang nguso ng elepante at sinanay sa disiplina ng mga hampas ng sandata—at, tinatanggap ang mga pagpupugay na may magkapatong na palad mula sa lahat ng dako, ay pinakinggan ang kanilang kaaya-ayang pananalita.”
कर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a model of kingship where public honor and courteous reception coexist with martial readiness: a ruler is praised for strength and training, yet also for listening and acknowledging the people’s reverence—suggesting that power should be accompanied by dignity and responsiveness.
Karna describes Duryodhana at a moment of public acclaim: people from many regions offer salutations from all directions; Duryodhana raises his powerful, well-trained right arm and accepts their folded-hand greetings while listening to their sweet words.