Mahabharata 7.150.116 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 150, Shloka 116
धृतराष्ट्र–संजय संवादः: कर्ण–घटोत्कचयोर्निशायुद्धवर्णनम्
Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Sañjaya Dialogue: Description of the Night Engagement of Karṇa and Ghaṭotkaca
अधर्मस्त्वेष सुमहाननार्यचरितं च तत् । 'परंतु तूने रणभूमिमें युद्धपरायण महाबली भीमसेनको दैवेच्छासे किसी प्रकार रथहीन करके जो उनके प्रति कठोर बातें कही थीं
adharmas tveṣa sumahān anārya-caritaṃ ca tat |
Sañjaya dit : «C’est là un très grand acte d’adharma — une conduite indigne des nobles. Car, par le détour du destin, tu as d’une manière ou d’une autre laissé le puissant Bhīmasena, toujours voué au combat, sans char ; puis tu lui as adressé des paroles dures. Un tel comportement n’appartient qu’aux esprits bas.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in war, exploiting an opponent’s misfortune (being made chariotless by fate) and then insulting him is condemned as adharma and ‘anārya’ conduct; righteousness includes restraint and honor toward a fallen or disadvantaged foe.
Sañjaya criticizes a warrior’s behavior: after Bhīmasena is rendered without a chariot due to circumstances beyond his control, the other party speaks cruelly to him. Sañjaya frames this as a serious moral failing and ignoble behavior.
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