Shloka 43
जीविते चैव राज्ये च हते राधात्मजे रणे | त्वत्प्रसादाद् वयं चैव कृतार्था: पुरुषर्षभ
jīvite caiva rājye ca hate rādhātmaje raṇe | tvatprasādād vayaṃ caiva kṛtārthāḥ puruṣarṣabha ||
“Nang mapatay sa labanan si Karṇa, anak ni Rādhā, hindi na kami kumakapit kahit sa buhay o sa paghahari. Sa iyong biyaya, O pinakadakila sa mga lalaki, tunay naming natamo ang aming layon.”
संयज उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames victory not merely as political gain but as the completion of a necessary duty in war: once the formidable Karṇa is slain, attachment to life and kingdom is relativized, and the outcome is attributed to the addressee’s ‘prasāda’ (favor), highlighting humility and the sense of dharmic completion rather than triumphalism.
After Karṇa (called ‘Rādhātmaja’) is killed in the battle, the speaker declares that their objective has been achieved and credits the success to the addressee’s grace, implying that Karṇa’s fall marks a decisive turning point in the war and in the morale of the opposing side.