Shloka 36
राजा भवत्वद्य सुनिर्व॒तो$यं कर्ण रणे नाशयितास्मि बाणै: । इत्येवमुक्त्वा पुनराह पार्थो युधिष्ठिरं धर्मभूतां वरिष्ठम्
sañjaya uvāca |
rājā bhavatv adya sunirvṛto 'yaṃ karṇa raṇe nāśayitāsmi bāṇaiḥ |
ity evam uktvā punar āha pārtho yudhiṣṭhiraṃ dharmabhūtāṃ variṣṭham ||
Wika ni Sañjaya: “Ngayong araw, nawa’y lubos na masiyahan ang haring ito, si Yudhiṣṭhira. Sa labanan, wawasakin ko si Karṇa sa pamamagitan ng aking mga palaso.” Pagkasabi nito, muling nagsalita si Pārtha (Arjuna) kay Yudhiṣṭhira, ang pinakadakila sa mga matuwid.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma expressed as steadfast resolve: Arjuna frames the slaying of Karṇa not as personal hatred but as a necessary act to protect the rightful king and restore dharmic order, first seeking to reassure Yudhiṣṭhira’s mind.
Sañjaya reports that Arjuna declares his intention to destroy Karṇa in battle with his arrows, so that King Yudhiṣṭhira may be fully reassured; after making this vow, Arjuna again addresses Yudhiṣṭhira.