Shloka 50
Duryodhana’s Post-Duel Lament and Instructions (भग्नसक्थस्य विलापः)
एतत् सर्व तु विज्ञाय ह्वात्मदोषकृतं फलम्
etat sarvaṃ tu vijñāya hy ātmadoṣakṛtaṃ phalam
Al comprender todo esto, reconoció que el desenlace era, en verdad, fruto de las faltas de uno mismo: un efecto nacido de la propia mala acción, y no sólo del destino.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes moral causality: outcomes are often the ‘fruit’ of one’s own faults. It encourages accountability and self-scrutiny rather than attributing everything to external forces or destiny.
In Vaiśampāyana’s narration, a character (not named in this half-verse) comes to a clear understanding of events and interprets the result as arising from personal wrongdoing—marking a moment of recognition and ethical evaluation within the war narrative.