Shloka 11
कर्णेन सैन्यस्थापनं तथा नानायुद्धसमवायः
Karna Reforms the Host and Multiple Duels Converge
सती पुरा हृता काचिदारट्टात् किल दस्युभि: । अधर्मतश्नोपयाता सा तानभ्यशपत् ततः
satī purā hṛtā kācid āraṭṭāt kila dasyubhiḥ | adharmataś copayātā sā tān abhyśapat tataḥ |
Sinabi ni Karna: “Sinasabi na noong unang panahon, isang babaeng tapat at malinis ang dangal ang dinukot mula sa lupain ng Āraṭṭa ng mga tulisan. Matapos nila siyang lapastanganin sa pamamagitan ng di-matuwid na dahas, saka niya sila isinumpa—”
कर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames sexual violence and abduction as adharma and introduces the moral logic that grievous wrongdoing invites a corresponding consequence—here, a curse—underscoring accountability beyond immediate power.
Karna begins an illustrative tale: bandits abduct a chaste woman from Āraṭṭa and violate her; in response, she utters a curse against them, setting up the outcome that will follow in subsequent verses.