Shloka 2
कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ४०
Karṇa’s Pressure on the Pāñcālas; Duryodhana Disabled; Arjuna’s Counter-Advance
जातो$हं यज्वनां वंशे संग्रामेष्वनिवर्तिनाम् । राज्ञां मूर्थाभिषिक्तानां स्वयं धर्मपरायण:
jāto 'haṃ yajvanāṃ vaṃśe saṃgrāmeṣv anivartinām | rājñāṃ mūrdhābhiṣiktānāṃ svayaṃ dharmaparāyaṇaḥ ||
桑阇耶说道：“我生于行祭祀者之族，生于战阵之中从不退转者之裔——在受王者灌顶加冕的诸王之列；而我自身亦奉持达摩。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse asserts an ethical identity grounded in dharma and inherited duty: noble birth is framed not as pride alone but as an obligation—steadfastness in battle and commitment to righteous conduct, supported by the ideal of kingship sanctified through consecration and sacrifice.
In the Karṇa Parva war setting, the speaker declares his pedigree and principles: he comes from a line of sacrificial, consecrated rulers who do not retreat in combat, and he presents himself as personally devoted to dharma—setting the moral tone for the choices and actions that follow.