कर्ण राजपुरं गत्वा त्वयैकेन धनुष्मता ॥
तस्यार्थे कुरुराजस्य राजानो मृदिता युधि ॥
तथा च बलवान् राजा जरासंधो दुरासदः ॥
समरे समरश्लाघी त्वया न सदृशो ऽभवत् ॥
ब्रह्मण्यः सत्यवादी च तेजसार्क इवापरः ॥
देवगर्भो ऽजितः संख्ये मनुष्यैर् अधिको भुवि ॥
व्यपनीतो ऽद्य मन्युर् मे यस् त्वां प्रति पुरा कृतः ॥
दैवं पुरुषकारेण न शक्यम् अतिवर्तितुम् ॥
सोदर्याः पाण्डवा वीरा भ्रातरस् ते ऽरिसूदन ॥
संगच्छ तैर् महाबाहो मम चेद् इच्छसि प्रियम् ॥
मया भवतु निर्वृत्तं वैरम् आदित्यनन्दन ॥
पृथिव्यां सर्वराजानो भवन्त्व् अद्य निरामयाः ॥
karṇa rājapuraṃ gatvā tvayaikena dhanuṣmatā ||
tasyārthe kururājasya rājāno mṛditā yudhi ||
tathā ca balavān rājā jarāsaṃdho durāsadaḥ ||
samare samaraślāghī tvayā na sadṛśo 'bhavat ||
brahmaṇyaḥ satyavādī ca tejasārka ivāparaḥ ||
devagarbho 'jitaḥ saṃkhye manuṣyair adhiko bhuvi ||
vyapanīto 'dya manyur me yas tvāṃ prati purā kṛtaḥ ||
daivaṃ puruṣakāreṇa na śakyam ativartitum ||
sodaryāḥ pāṇḍavā vīrā bhrātaras te 'risūdana ||
saṃgaccha tair mahābāho mama ced icchasi priyam ||
mayā bhavatu nirvṛttaṃ vairam ādityanandana ||
pṛthivyāṃ sarvarājāno bhavantv adya nirāmayāḥ ||
"Karna, having gone alone to the city of kings, bow in hand, you crushed many sovereigns in battle for the sake of the king of the Kurus. And the mighty king Jarasandha, unassailable and proud of his prowess in battle, did not prove your equal in combat. You are reverent toward brahmins, you speak the truth, in splendor you are like a second sun, you are of divine birth, unconquered in battle, and you surpass men on earth. Today my former anger toward you is set aside. Fate cannot be overcome by human effort. The heroic Pandavas are your brothers by the same mother, O slayer of foes. Join with them, mighty-armed one, if you wish to please me. Let the enmity end with me, O son of Aditya, and let all the kings on earth be freed from harm today."
2630d4a3da7b · प्रकाशित 17 जुल॰ 2026, 10:03:51 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Bhishma offers Karna not merely a change of side but a return to the truth of his birth and to brotherhood. Yet he immediately admits the power of fate: the right counsel has been given, though its acceptance is not guaranteed.