Shloka 256
ऋषिसमागमः — युधिष्ठिरस्य शोकवर्णनम्
Sage Assembly and Yudhiṣṭhira’s Articulation of Grief
नाहं न भीमो न यमौ स त्वस्मान् वेद सुव्रत: । कुन्तीनन्दन श्वेतवाहन अर्जुन भी उन्हें भाईके रूपमें नहीं जानते थे। मुझको
nāhaṃ na bhīmo na yamau sa tv asmān veda suvrataḥ | kuntīnandana śvetavāhana arjuna ||
尤狄施提罗说道：“我不知，毗摩不知，双生子（那俱罗与娑诃提婆）也不知此事；唯有迦尔纳——那位守持上等誓戒之人——认我们为他的兄弟。噢，昆蒂之子！噢，白马之车的阿周那！”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical weight of hidden identity and kinship: ignorance can be blameless, but knowledge carries responsibility. Karna’s awareness of brotherhood intensifies the tragedy of conflict and raises questions of dharma—how one should act when loyalty, truth, and family obligations collide.
Yudhiṣṭhira tells Arjuna that the Pandavas (Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīma, Nakula, Sahadeva) did not know Karna was their brother, whereas Karna did know. He addresses Arjuna with epithets, underscoring that this disclosure is being shared within the brothers’ counsel in the aftermath context of Śānti Parva.