न त्व् एवोत्सादनीया मे पाण्डोः पुत्रा नराधिप ॥
तस्माद् योधान् हनिष्यामि प्रयोगेणायुतं सदा ॥
एवम् एषां करिष्यामि निधनं कुरुनन्दन ॥
न चेत् ते मां हनिष्यन्ति पूर्वम् एव समागमे ॥
सेनापतिस् त्व् अहं राजन् समयेनापरेण ते ॥
भविष्यामि यथाकामं तन् मे श्रोतुम् इहार्हसि ॥
कर्णो वा युध्यतां पूर्वम् अहं वा पृथिवीपते ॥
स्पर्धते हि सदात्यर्थं सूतपुत्रो मया रणे ॥
कर्ण उवाच
नाहं जीवति गाङ्गेये योत्स्ये राजन् कथं चन ॥
हते भीष्मे तु योत्स्यामि सह गाण्डीवधन्वना ॥
na tv evotsādanīyā me pāṇḍoḥ putrā narādhipa ||
tasmād yodhān haniṣyāmi prayogeṇāyutaṃ sadā ||
evam eṣāṃ kariṣyāmi nidhanaṃ kurunandana ||
na cet te māṃ haniṣyanti pūrvam eva samāgame ||
senāpatis tv ahaṃ rājan samayenāpareṇa te ||
bhaviṣyāmi yathākāmaṃ tan me śrotum ihārhasi ||
karṇo vā yudhyatāṃ pūrvam ahaṃ vā pṛthivīpate ||
spardhate hi sadātyarthaṃ sūtaputro mayā raṇe ||
karṇa uvāca
nāhaṃ jīvati gāṅgeye yotsye rājan kathaṃ cana ||
hate bhīṣme tu yotsyāmi saha gāṇḍīvadhanvanā ||
But the sons of Pandu, O lord of men, must not be destroyed by me. Therefore I shall always slay ten thousand warriors in each engagement. Thus I shall bring about their destruction, O joy of the Kurus, unless they slay me first in the encounter. I shall be your commander-in-chief, O king, on one more condition; hear it from me here. Let Karna fight first, or let me, O lord of the earth, for the son of a suta always rivals me excessively in battle." Karna said: "While Gangeya lives, O king, I will in no way fight. When Bhishma is slain, then I shall enter battle with the wielder of the Gandiva bow."
cdcc7bd4f37d · प्रकाशित 17 जुल॰ 2026, 6:17:52 am UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Duryodhana grasps the outward need for unified command, yet his choice still stands within an already broken dharma. Bhishma's answer reveals the tragic duality of his position: bound by duty to the throne, he does not renounce his knowledge of the truth or his attachment to the Pandavas. Bhishma's conditions, and Karna's refusal to fight under him, show that even within the vast Kaurava army, unity remains only superficial.