Shloka 28
जयद्रथविमोचन–पलायनवृत्तान्तः
Recovery of Draupadī and Jayadratha’s flight
स भवान् धृतराष्ट्र तं गान्धारीं च यशस्विनीम् । पश्य कर्ण महेष्वास अदितिं वज्रभूद् यथा,“महाधनुर्धर कर्ण! अब तुम मेरे पूज्य पिता धृतराष्ट्र तथा यशस्विनी माता गान्धारीका उसी प्रकार दर्शन करो, जैसे वज्रधारी इन्द्र माता अदितिका दर्शन करते हैं!
sa bhavān dhṛtarāṣṭra taṃ gāndhārīṃ ca yaśasvinīm | paśya karṇa maheṣvāsa aditiṃ vajrabhūd yathā ||
毗舍摩波耶那说道：“噢，迦尔那，大弓手啊！如今当瞻礼我所敬奉的父亲持国王（Dhṛtarāṣṭra）与声名卓著的母亲甘陀梨（Gāndhārī）——正如执金刚雷霆的因陀罗恭敬觐见其母阿底提（Aditi）一般。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse upholds dharma through reverence: even a celebrated warrior should honor elders and parents of the royal house, taking Indra’s respectful approach to Aditi as an ethical exemplar.
The speaker directs Karṇa to go and behold (pay respects to) Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Gāndhārī, using a divine analogy—Indra visiting Aditi—to emphasize proper conduct and deference.