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Shloka 136

धृतराष्ट्र–संजय संवादः: कर्ण–घटोत्कचयोर्निशायुद्धवर्णनम्

Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Sañjaya Dialogue: Description of the Night Engagement of Karṇa and Ghaṭotkaca

बह्नबद्धमकर्ण्य च चापलादपरीक्षितम्‌ | 'सूतपुत्र! तेरी बुद्धि बहुत ओछी है। इसीलिये तू चपलतावश बिना जाँचे-बूझे बहुत-सी न सुननेयोग्य असम्बद्ध बातें बक जाया करता है

bahnabaddham akarṇya ca cāpalād aparīkṣitam |

قال سنجيا: «ولمّا سمع كلامًا مفكّكًا غير مُحكم—قيل بخفّةٍ ومن غير تمحيص—أنكره وعدّه ممّا لا يليق أن يُسمَع، مبيّنًا العيب الأخلاقي في الكلام على عَجَلٍ وبلا تمييز.»

बहुmuch/many
बहु:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootबहु
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अबद्धम्unconnected, incoherent
अबद्धम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअबद्ध
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अकर्ण्यम्not fit to be heard
अकर्ण्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअकर्ण्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
चापलात्from fickleness/impetuosity
चापलात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootचापल
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
अपरीक्षितम्unexamined, without due consideration
अपरीक्षितम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअपरीक्षित
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular

संजय उवाच

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Sañjaya

Educational Q&A

Speech should be examined and purposeful; impulsive, incoherent talk is ethically blameworthy and unfit to be entertained, especially amid grave circumstances like war.

Sañjaya reports a reaction to someone’s rash, disconnected utterances—characterizing them as unexamined and improper—thereby highlighting a moment of rebuke and moral evaluation of speech.