अहं तु तान् कुरुवृषभान् अजिह्मगैः; प्रवेरयन् यमसदनं रणे चरन् ॥
यशः परं जगति विभाव्य वर्तिता; परैर् हतो युधि शयिताथ वा पुनः ॥
युधिष्ठिरो धृतिमतिधर्मतत्त्ववान्; वृकोदरो गजशततुल्यविक्रमः ॥
तथार्जुनस् त्रिदशवरात्मजो यतो; न तद् बलं सुजयम् अथामरैर् अपि ॥
यमौ रणे यत्र यमोपमौ बले; ससात्यकिर् यत्र च देवकीसुतः ॥
न तद् बलं कापुरुषो ऽभ्युपेयिवान्; निवर्तते मृत्युमुखाद् इवासकृत् ॥
ahaṃ tu tān kuruvṛṣabhān ajihmagaiḥ; praverayan yamasadanaṃ raṇe caran ||
yaśaḥ paraṃ jagati vibhāvya vartitā; parair hato yudhi śayitātha vā punaḥ ||
yudhiṣṭhiro dhṛtimatidharmatattvavān; vṛkodaro gajaśatatulyavikramaḥ ||
tathārjunas tridaśavarātmajo yato; na tad balaṃ sujayam athāmarair api ||
yamau raṇe yatra yamopamau bale; sasātyakir yatra ca devakīsutaḥ ||
na tad balaṃ kāpuruṣo 'bhyupeyivān; nivartate mṛtyumukhād ivāsakṛt ||
'I, sending forth those [enemy] champion-leaders to the abode of Yama with straight-flying [arrows], ranging in the battle, having spread the highest fame throughout the world, shall strive on — or, slain by the foes in battle, I shall fall. Yudhishthira is [a king] steadfast, wise, and versed in the truth of dharma; Vrikodara [Bhima] is mighty as a hundred elephants; and Arjuna is the son of the foremost of the gods [Indra]; therefore that army is not to be overcome even by the immortals. Where in battle stand the twins, mighty as Yama, where [stand] Satyaki and the son of Devaki [Krishna] — from that army a coward, having drawn near, turns back, as if from the jaws of death, again and again.'
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Karna's honesty here is remarkable: rousing his army, he does not lie about the enemy but openly admits that the Pandava host is 'unconquerable even for the immortals.' Valor that does not stoop to self-deception is higher than boastful valor — he goes into battle knowing its difficulty, and in this his courage is more genuine. But among the enemies he names, one name stands out — 'the son of Devaki': Karna counts Krishna among the warriors, not perceiving that He is not one hero among others but the Lord Himself, and that this is why that army is unconquerable — not by the strength of men, but by His unseen presence. The verse teaches that true courage is sober and does not deceive itself; and that an army which has the Supreme Himself on its side is invincible — not because its warriors are great, but because the Protector is with them.