Shloka 9
धृष्टद्युम्नस्य द्रोणाभिमुख्यं तथा सात्यकि-कर्ण-समागमः
Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s advance toward Droṇa and the Sātyaki–Karṇa confrontation
इदं तु नीचाचरितमसत्पुरुषसेवितम् | कथमाचरितं पार्थ पापकर्म सुदुष्करम्,पार्थ! यह नीच पुरुषोंद्वारा आचरित और दुष्ट पुरुषोंद्वारा सेवित अत्यन्त दुष्कर पापकर्म तुमने कैसे किया?
idaṃ tu nīcācaritam asatpuruṣa-sevitam | katham ācaritaṃ pārtha pāpakarma suduṣkaram ||
Bhūriśravā dit : «Cet acte est bas dans sa conduite, pratiqué par les gens ignobles et recherché par les méchants. Comment, ô Pārtha, as-tu pu accomplir un péché si lourd et si difficile ?»
भूरिश्रवा उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames a moral accusation: certain actions, even in war, are judged by their association with ignoble conduct and by their intrinsic sinfulness. It highlights the Mahābhārata’s recurring tension between victory and righteous means (dharma versus adharma).
In the Drona Parva’s battle context, Bhūriśravas addresses Arjuna (Pārtha) in reproach, condemning an act Arjuna has done as ‘base’ and ‘sinful,’ implying it violates accepted warrior ethics and is the kind of deed associated with wicked men.