धृतराष्ट्र उवाच
अत्यद्भुतम् अहं मन्ये भीमसेनस्य विक्रमम् ॥
यत् कर्णं योधयाम् आस समरे लघुविक्रमम् ॥
त्रिदशान् अपि चोद्युक्तान् सर्वशस्त्रधरान् युधि ॥
वारयेद् यो रणे कर्णः सयक्षासुरमानवान् ॥
स कथं पाण्डवं युद्धे भ्राजमानम् इव श्रिया ॥
नातरत् संयुगे तात तन् ममाचक्ष्व संजय ॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca
atyadbhutam ahaṃ manye bhīmasenasya vikramam ||
yat karṇaṃ yodhayām āsa samare laghuvikramam ||
tridaśān api codyuktān sarvaśastradharān yudhi ||
vārayed yo raṇe karṇaḥ sayakṣāsuramānavān ||
sa kathaṃ pāṇḍavaṃ yuddhe bhrājamānam iva śriyā ||
nātarat saṃyuge tāta tan mamācakṣva saṃjaya ||
"Most wondrous I consider the valor of Bhimasena — that he drew Karna into battle, Karna who is swift in valor in the fight. That Karna, who in battle would have withstood even the gods themselves, ready for battle, bearing every weapon, together with yakshas, asuras, and men — how did he fail to overcome the Pandava in the clash, the Pandava who shone as if with Shri herself? Tell me that, dear Sanjaya."
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The father marvels that the one who would have withstood even the gods has been defeated: the true measure of a warrior is not the talk about him but the deed. It is telling that Karna's terrible power is recalled in full — and yet it did not save him from Bhima. The verse teaches that renowned might, raised in an unjust cause, does not avail in the hour of trial: the outcome is decided not by a name but by the truth of the cause a fighter has taken up.