Shloka 142
उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय १४१: कर्ण–कृष्णसंवादः, उत्पात-स्वप्न-लक्षणानि
Karna–Krishna Dialogue: Omens and Dream-Signs
दुर्योधनके वशमें रहनेवाले जितने राजा और राजकुमार हैं, वे शस्त्रोंद्वारा मृत्युको प्राप्त होकर उत्तम गति लाभ करेंगे ।।
duryodhanake vaśaṃ meṃ rahanevāle jitane rājā aura rājakuṃvara haiṃ, ve śastroṃdvārā mṛtyuko prāpta hokara uttama gati lābha kareṃge || iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi bhagavadyānaparvaṇi karṇopanivāde bhagavaddhākye dvicatvāriṃśadadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ |
Sañjaya dijo: «Todos los reyes y príncipes que permanezcan bajo el dominio de Duryodhana hallarán la muerte por las armas, y por esa muerte alcanzarán un destino más alto». Así concluye, en el Udyoga Parva del Mahābhārata, dentro de la sección Bhagavad-yāna, en el contexto de la declaración de intención de Karṇa, el capítulo ciento cuarenta y dos relativo a la palabra del Señor.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames the tragic consequence of wrongful political allegiance: those bound to Duryodhana’s domination will fall in armed conflict, yet their death in the great war is presented as leading to an elevated posthumous state—highlighting the Mahabharata’s tension between moral error in life and the complex, sometimes redemptive, outcomes of destiny and karma.
Sanjaya reports a concluding pronouncement within the Bhagavad-yana (Krishna’s peace mission) context, tied to Karna’s declaration of intent. It functions as a closing summary: the allied kings and princes under Duryodhana are foretold to die by weapons and attain a higher destiny, and the chapter colophon marks the end of the adhyaya.