Shloka 20
Ghaṭotkaca Slays Alāyudha (Night Battle and Māyā Countermeasures) / घटोत्कचेन अलायुधवधः
दुःशासनेन संयुक्त: कर्णेन परिवर्धित: । क्षत्तर्वाक्यमनादृत्य त्वयाभ्यस्त: पुनः पुन:,इस कार्यमें दुःशासनने तुम्हारा साथ दिया है, कर्णसे भी उस क्रोधको बढ़ावा मिला है और विदुरजीके उपदेशकी अवहेलना करके तुमने बारंबार पाण्डवोंके उस क्रोधको बढ़नेका अवसर दिया है
duḥśāsanena saṃyuktaḥ karṇena parivardhitaḥ | kṣattur vākyam anādṛtya tvayābhyastaḥ punaḥ punaḥ ||
Sañjaya said: “With Duḥśāsana as your accomplice, and with Karṇa inflaming it further, you repeatedly disregarded the counsel of Vidura (the kṣattṛ) and again and again gave occasion for the Pāṇḍavas’ wrath to grow. Thus the anger that now bears fruit in war was not sudden—it was cultivated by your own choices.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Unchecked anger and injustice do not arise suddenly; they are strengthened by bad company and repeated disregard of wise counsel. Ethical failure is portrayed as cumulative—choices made ‘again and again’ mature into inevitable consequences.
Sañjaya attributes the escalation of the Pāṇḍavas’ anger to the Kaurava side’s actions: Duḥśāsana’s participation, Karṇa’s provocation, and the repeated ignoring of Vidura’s prudent advice—thereby explaining the moral and causal background of the ongoing war.