द्रोण उवाच
विद्म ते भावदोषेण यदर्थम् इदम् उच्यते ॥
दुष्टः पाण्डवहेतोस् त्वं दोषं ख्यापयसे हि नः ॥
हितं तु परमं कर्ण ब्रवीमि कुरुवर्धनम् ॥
अथ त्वं मन्यसे दुष्टं ब्रूहि यत् परमं हितम् ॥
droṇa uvāca
vidma te bhāvadoṣeṇa yadartham idam ucyate ||
duṣṭaḥ pāṇḍavahetos tvaṃ doṣaṃ khyāpayase hi naḥ ||
hitaṃ tu paramaṃ karṇa bravīmi kuruvardhanam ||
atha tvaṃ manyase duṣṭaṃ brūhi yat paramaṃ hitam ||
Drona said: "We know, by the wickedness of your nature, for what purpose this is said; malicious one, for the sake of destroying the Pandavas you cast blame upon us. But I speak the highest good, which increases the line of Kuru, O Karna; and if you deem it evil, then say yourself what the highest good is."
ab389c7cfd35 · प्रकाशित 12 जुल॰ 2026, 5:54:01 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Here the righteous man sees through slander and exposes it. It is telling that Drona perceives Karna's intent at once: he blackens the counselors in order to destroy the Pandavas. This shows that the pure of heart discern deceit and are not afraid to name it. Thus the verse reveals Drona's firmness before slander; and he challenges Karna to declare the 'higher good' himself, exposing the emptiness of his accusations.