Shloka 18
Kuntī–Karṇa Saṃvāda: Lineage Disclosure and Appeal to Fraternal Dharma
कर्ण: सदा पाण्डवानां तन्मे दहति सम्प्रति । आशंसे त्वद्य कर्णस्य मनो<हं पाण्डवान् प्रति
karṇaḥ sadā pāṇḍavānāṃ tan me dahati samprati | āśaṃse tv adya karṇasya mano'haṃ pāṇḍavān prati ||
وَیشَمپایَن نے کہا— “کرن ہمیشہ پانڈوؤں کے خلاف رہا ہے؛ یہی بات آج بھی میرے دل کو جلاتی ہے۔ پھر بھی آج مجھے امید ہے کہ کرن کا دل پانڈوؤں کی طرف مائل ہو جائے گا۔”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when long-standing hostility causes deep inner anguish, one should still leave room for moral change and reconciliation; hope for a shift in intention can be ethically significant on the eve of conflict.
In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war negotiations and counsels, the narrator notes Karna’s habitual antagonism toward the Pāṇḍavas, yet expresses a present hope that Karna’s attitude might change in their favor.