Shloka 100
हतं कर्णस्तु त॑ दृष्टवा प्रियं पुत्रं दुरात्मवान् । स्मरतां द्रोणभीष्माभ्यां वच:ः क्षत्तुश्ष मानद
hataṁ karṇas tu taṁ dṛṣṭvā priyaṁ putraṁ durātmavān | smaratāṁ droṇabhīṣmābhyāṁ vacaḥ kṣattuś ca mānada ||
Sañjaya nói: “Thấy đứa con yêu dấu bị giết, Karṇa—lòng trở nên cứng rắn trong khoảnh khắc ấy—đã nhớ lại những lời của Droṇa và Bhīṣma, và cả lời của Vidura, bậc ban danh dự.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how suffering can trigger moral recollection: even a warrior consumed by pride and hostility is forced, through personal loss, to remember wise counsel. It suggests that ignored ethical guidance returns with force when consequences mature.
Sañjaya describes Karṇa seeing his beloved son Vṛṣasena killed in battle. Struck by grief, Karṇa remembers earlier words of Droṇa, Bhīṣma, and Vidura—implying prior warnings or counsel relevant to the unfolding catastrophe.