महाभारत · 5.144.26
॥
देवनागरी
अनामयं स्वस्ति चेति पृथाथो कर्णम् अब्रवीत् ॥
तां कर्णो ऽभ्यवदत् प्रीतस् ततस् तौ जग्मतुः पृथक् ॥
लिप्यंतरण (IAST)
anāmayaṃ svasti ceti pṛthātho karṇam abravīt ||
tāṃ karṇo 'bhyavadat prītas tatas tau jagmatuḥ pṛthak ||
शब्दशः अर्थ
संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
अनामयंanāmayaṃhealth; freedom from illness
स्वस्तिsvastiwell-being; happiness
चेतिcetiand thus; with these words
पृथाथोpṛthāthothen Pritha; Pritha, for her part
कर्णम्karṇamKarna; the son of Radha
अब्रवीत्abravītsaid; spoke
तांtāṃto her; her
कर्णोkarṇoKarna; the son of Radha
ऽभ्यवदत्'bhyavadatanswered; replied
प्रीतस्prītaspleased; with warmth
ततस्tatasthen; after that
तौtauthe two of them; both
जग्मतुःjagmatuḥwent; departed
पृथक्pṛthakseparately; each their own way
अनुवाद
Then Pritha said to Karna: ‘Health and well-being to you.’ Karna answered her with warmth, and after that the two of them went their separate ways.
संस्करण
3c6b05ab48e9 · प्रकाशित 17 जुल॰ 2026, 6:17:17 am UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Karna acknowledges the truth spoken by Kunti and the Sun, but chooses loyalty to those who took him in. His dharma here is tragic: he does not go over to his brothers, yet he gives his mother a genuine promise of mercy, sparing four of the Pandavas from his hand.