Shloka 50
Śalya’s Objection to Sārathya and Duryodhana’s Conciliation (शल्यमन्यु-प्रशमनम् / Sārathyāṅgīkāra)
गृहं वा गच्छ माद्रेय यत्र वा कृष्णफाल्गुनौ । एवमुक््त्वा महाराज व्यसर्जयत तं तदा
gṛhaṃ vā gaccha mādreya yatra vā kṛṣṇa-phālgunau | evam uktvā mahārāja vyasarjayat taṃ tadā ||
三阇耶说道：“摩德丽之子啊，回你的家去——不然就逃到奎师那与法尔古那（阿周那）所在之处。”说罢，大王啊，迦尔那便放走了纳俱罗。从伦理意味上看，这话是嘲弄中夹带轻蔑的“饶恕”：迦尔那宣示自身优越，劝纳俱罗避开更强的勇士，并以不杀而释之来加深其在战场荣誉法则中的羞辱。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a battlefield ethic where ‘sparing’ an opponent can function as moral posturing and psychological warfare. It raises a dharmic tension: restraint may appear virtuous, yet when motivated by contempt it becomes an instrument of humiliation rather than compassion.
After overpowering Nakula, Karṇa addresses him derisively as Mādrī’s son, telling him to go home or run to Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna. Sañjaya reports that Karṇa then dismisses and releases Nakula instead of killing him.