Shloka 18
विकत्थन: स्पृहयालुर्मनस्वी बिभ्रत् कोपं चपलो<रक्षणश्न | एतान् पापा: षण्नरा: पापधर्मान् प्रकुर्वते नो त्रसनन््त: सुदुर्गे
vikatthanaḥ spṛhayālur manasvī bibhrat kopaṃ capalo 'rakṣaṇaś ca | etān pāpāḥ ṣaṇnarāḥ pāpadharmān prakurvate no trasantaḥ sudurge ||
Sanatsujāta sprach: „Prahlerisch, begehrlich, eigenwillig; jähzornig, wankelmütig und ohne Zügel—solche sündigen Menschen, sechs an der Zahl, begehen sündhafte Wege, ohne zu erzittern, selbst wenn sie in äußerster Gefahr stehen.“
सनत्युजात उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sanatsujāta identifies a cluster of inner vices—boastfulness, craving, stubborn self-will, anger, fickleness, and lack of restraint—as traits that drive people into sinful conduct, even when circumstances are dangerous. The ethical point is that unchecked dispositions (especially anger and undisciplined desire) erode fear of consequences and undermine dharma.
In Sanatsujāta’s instruction (within Udyoga Parva), he is diagnosing moral failings that lead to adharma. Here he lists six types/traits of wicked men and states that such people persist in sinful actions without trembling even in severe peril—an admonition relevant to the escalating conflict and the need for self-mastery.