Shloka 23
Droṇa Encircled at Night: Coalition Advance and Battlefield Omens (द्रोणपर्यावरणं रात्रियुद्धवर्णनम्)
आह कुन्ती नूनमार्या पापमद्य निदर्शनम्
āha kuntī nūnam āryā pāpam adya nidarśanam
Sañjaya dit : «Kuntī, cette noble dame, a bel et bien parlé aujourd’hui du péché comme d’un exemple d’avertissement, désignant la faute afin qu’on la reconnaisse et qu’on l’évite.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid war and crisis, speech should serve dharma: naming wrongdoing as a clear example helps cultivate moral discernment and discourages repetition of harmful acts.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Kuntī has spoken, characterizing a present act or situation as ‘sin’ and presenting it as a cautionary example—an ethical commentary within the unfolding battlefield narrative.