Shloka 813
प्राहसत् स तु दुष्टात्मा कर्ण: स च सुयोधन: । “उस वीरके इस तरह मारे जानेपर प्रायः सभीको बड़ा दुःख हुआ। केवल दुष्टात्मा कर्ण और दुर्योधन ही जोर-जोरसे हँसे थे
sañjaya uvāca |
prāhasat sa tu duṣṭātmā karṇaḥ sa ca suyodhanaḥ |
Sañjaya sagte: Da brachen der bösherzige Karṇa und auch Suyodhana in lautes Gelächter aus. Während fast alle vom Kummer über den Fall jenes Helden getroffen waren, lachten nur diese beiden laut—und offenbarten ein hartes Wohlgefallen am Leid des anderen mitten im Verderben des Krieges.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights an ethical contrast: most feel sorrow at a hero’s death, but Karṇa and Duryodhana rejoice. It underscores how delight in others’ suffering is a mark of adharma and a corrupted inner disposition (duṣṭātmā), especially in the moral chaos of war.
Sañjaya reports that after a certain hero has been slain (implied by the surrounding context), the general reaction is grief; however, Karṇa and Duryodhana alone laugh loudly, signaling their harshness and antagonism toward the fallen warrior and the opposing side.