कर्णार्जुनविवादेन सर्व संशयितं जगत् | स्वयम्भो ब्रूहि नस्तथ्यमेतयोर्विजयं प्रभो
karṇārjunavivādena sarvaṁ saṁśayitaṁ jagat | svayambho brūhi nas tathyam etayor vijayaṁ prabho ||
Sañjaya thưa: “Vì cuộc đối đầu giữa Karṇa và Arjuna mà cả thế gian đều ngờ vực. Ôi Đấng Tự Sinh, xin nói cho chúng tôi sự thật—giữa hai người ấy, ai sẽ chiến thắng?”
संजय उवाच
The verse highlights how great moral and martial confrontations generate uncertainty for the wider world, and it frames the desire for certainty as a turn toward higher, impartial truth—seeking a verdict beyond partisan hope.
Sañjaya reports that the impending or ongoing clash between Karṇa and Arjuna has made everyone anxious and unsure of the outcome, and he appeals to the Self-born Lord (Svayambhū) to declare truthfully which of the two will attain victory.