प्रयाहि सूताशु यतः किरीटी; वृकोदरो धर्मसुतो यमौ च ॥
तान् वा हनिष्यामि समेत्य संख्ये; भीष्माय वैष्यामि हतो द्विषद्भिः ॥
यस्मिन् राजा सत्यधृतिर् युधिष्ठिरः; समास्थितो भीमसेनार्जुनौ च ॥
वासुदेवः सात्यकिः सृञ्जयाश् च; मन्ये बलं तद् अजय्यं महीपैः ॥
prayāhi sūtāśu yataḥ kirīṭī; vṛkodaro dharmasuto yamau ca ||
tān vā haniṣyāmi sametya saṃkhye; bhīṣmāya vaiṣyāmi hato dviṣadbhiḥ ||
yasmin rājā satyadhṛtir yudhiṣṭhiraḥ; samāsthito bhīmasenārjunau ca ||
vāsudevaḥ sātyakiḥ sṛñjayāś ca; manye balaṃ tad ajayyaṃ mahīpaiḥ ||
«Set out quickly, O charioteer, to where the Diademed One [Arjuna], Vrikodara [Bhima], the son of Dharma [Yudhishthira], and the two twins are. Either I shall slay them, having met them in battle, or, slain by the enemies, I shall go after Bhishma. That army where King Yudhishthira, firm in truth, stands, with Bhimasena and Arjuna, Vasudeva [Krishna], Satyaki, and the Srinjayas — that force I consider unconquerable by earthly kings.»
bef03a9af627 · 发布于 2026年7月19日 14:46:26 UTC
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And again, giving the order to set out, Karna repeats his sober admission: this army is «unconquerable by earthly kings». It is remarkable that he rushes precisely to where the enemy's strength is gathered together — not seeking the easy path, but choosing the hardest: such is courage that does not fear the outcome. Yet in the very listing — «the king, firm in truth», and among them Vasudeva — a verdict lies hidden: against those on whose side stand truth and the Lord Himself, «earthly kings» are powerless. The verse teaches that true bravery goes to meet the strongest, without illusion; and that the invincibility of the Pandavas lies not in the number or strength of their leaders, but in the fact that with them are truth and the Protector, against Whom all earthly might is in vain.