Shloka 121
पाण्डवान् सृञ्जयांश्चैव पञज्चालांश्वैव भारत । हन्यादुपेक्षित: कर्णो रोगो देहमिवागत:
pāṇḍavān sṛñjayāṃś caiva pañcālāṃś caiva bhārata | hanyād upekṣitaḥ karṇo rogo deham ivāgataḥ ||
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: “O Bhārata, kapag pinabayaan si Karṇa, maaari niyang lipulin ang mga Pāṇḍava, ang mga Sṛñjaya, at ang mga Pāñcāla—gaya ng sakit na kapag dumapo sa katawan at hindi ginamot, winawasak ang katawan.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Neglecting a serious danger allows it to grow destructive; prudent leadership requires timely attention and remedy—just as an untreated disease can ruin the body, an ignored adversary can ruin an army.
Sañjaya warns Dhṛtarāṣṭra that if Karṇa is not properly heeded—whether in counsel, deployment, or countermeasures—he could become devastating on the battlefield, capable of destroying major Pāṇḍava-aligned forces (Pāṇḍavas, Sṛñjayas, Pañcālas).