कर्ण उवाच
शूरो ऽयं समरश्लाघी दुर्मतिश् च द्विजाधमः ॥
आसादयतु मद्वीर्यं मुञ्चेमं कुरुसत्तम ॥
अश्वत्थामोवाच
तवैतत् क्षम्यते ऽस्माभिः सूतात्मज सुदुर्मते ॥
दर्पम् उत्सिक्तम् एतत् ते फल्गुनो नाशयिष्यति ॥
दुर्योधन उवाच
अश्वत्थामन् प्रसीदस्व क्षन्तुम् अर्हसि मानद ॥
कोपः खलु न कर्तव्यः सूतपुत्रे कथं चन ॥
त्वयि कर्णे कृपे द्रोणे मद्रराजे ऽथ सौबले ॥
महत् कार्यं समायत्तं प्रसीद द्विजसत्तम ॥
एते ह्य् अभिमुखाः सर्वे राधेयेन युयुत्सवः ॥
आयान्ति पाण्डवा ब्रह्मन्न् आह्वयन्तः समन्ततः ॥
karṇa uvāca
śūro 'yaṃ samaraślāghī durmatiś ca dvijādhamaḥ ||
āsādayatu madvīryaṃ muñcemaṃ kurusattama ||
aśvatthāmovāca
tavaitat kṣamyate 'smābhiḥ sūtātmaja sudurmate ||
darpam utsiktam etat te phalguno nāśayiṣyati ||
duryodhana uvāca
aśvatthāman prasīdasva kṣantum arhasi mānada ||
kopaḥ khalu na kartavyaḥ sūtaputre kathaṃ cana ||
tvayi karṇe kṛpe droṇe madrarāje 'tha saubale ||
mahat kāryaṃ samāyattaṃ prasīda dvijasattama ||
ete hy abhimukhāḥ sarve rādheyena yuyutsavaḥ ||
āyānti pāṇḍavā brahmann āhvayantaḥ samantataḥ ||
[Karna:] "This one is brave, boastful in battle, and feeble-minded, lowest of the brahmins; let him meet my valor — release him, best of the Kurus." [Duryodhana:] "This we forgive you, son of the charioteer, most witless one; this arrogant pride of yours Phalguna will destroy. Ashvatthaman, be gracious, you must forgive, O bestower of honor; anger must not be shown toward the charioteer's son in any way. Upon you, Karna, Kripa, Drona, the king of Madra, and Saubala [Shakuni] rests a great task; be gracious, best of the brahmins."
9b802f8c78a0 · प्रकाशित 19 जुल॰ 2026, 4:40:45 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Duryodhana quenches the quarrel by recalling their shared cause: "everything rests upon you all." It is telling that even the peacemaker cannot resist a jab: "Arjuna will destroy your pride." The verse teaches that a leader must quell discord among his own for the sake of the common goal; but a reconciliation marred by a barb is fragile — it puts out the fire while tossing in a spark.