Shloka 28
कर्णपुत्रवधः (The Fall of Vṛṣasena) — Karṇa Parva, Adhyāya 62
परित्राह्ोनमभ्येत्य संशयं परमं गतम्
paritrāhoṇam abhyetya saṁśayaṁ paramaṁ gatam
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: Nang siya’y lumapit sa nangangailangan ng pagliligtas, sinakmal siya ng sukdulang pag-aalinlangan—naipit sa pagitan ng kagyat na tungkuling magtanggol at ng mapanganib na kawalang-katiyakan kung ano ang nararapat gawin sa gitna ng kaguluhan ng digmaan.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how, in extreme situations like battle, even the impulse to protect can be accompanied by profound doubt; it foregrounds the ethical tension between immediate compassion/protection and uncertain consequences.
Sañjaya reports that someone approaches a person needing rescue or protection, but upon arriving is overwhelmed by intense uncertainty—suggesting a critical, peril-filled moment where the right course of action is unclear.