Shloka 38
कर्णनिधनवृत्तान्तनिवेदनम् | Reporting Karṇa’s Fall to Yudhiṣṭhira
अजुन उवाच आचक्ष्व भगवन्नेतद् यथा विन्दाम्यहं तथा । बलाकस्यानुसम्बन्धं नदीनां कौशिकस्य च
arjuna uvāca ācakṣva bhagavann etad yathā vindāmy ahaṃ tathā | balākasyānusambandhaṃ nadīnāṃ kauśikasya ca ||
ارجن نے کہا—اے بھگون! یہ بات مجھے اس طرح سمجھا دیجیے کہ میں ٹھیک ٹھیک جان لوں—بالاک (بگلا) کا دریاؤں سے کیا ربط ہے، اور کوشِک سے بھی اس کا کیا تعلق ہے؟
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse models disciplined inquiry: Arjuna asks for a clear causal and narrative explanation so that understanding is grounded, not assumed. Ethically, it underscores that right action (dharma) depends on right comprehension of context and connections.
Arjuna addresses a revered interlocutor and requests an explanation of a specific tradition or episode—how ‘Balāka’ is related to the rivers and to ‘Kauśika’—indicating that a prior reference has been made and Arjuna seeks the full backstory and its linkage.