Mahabharata 7.150.8 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 150, Shloka 8
धृतराष्ट्र–संजय संवादः: कर्ण–घटोत्कचयोर्निशायुद्धवर्णनम्
Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Sañjaya Dialogue: Description of the Night Engagement of Karṇa and Ghaṭotkaca
कर्ण कर्ण वृथादृष्टे सूतपुत्रात्मसंस्तुत । अधर्मबुद्धे शृणु मे यत् त्वां वक्ष्यामि साम्प्रतम्
karṇa karṇa vṛthādṛṣṭe sūtaputrātmasaṁstuta | adharmabuddhe śṛṇu me yat tvāṁ vakṣyāmi sāmpratam ||
Sañjaya dit : «Ô Karṇa, Karṇa — ta vision est vaine et fourvoyée. Ô fils de cocher, tu es de ceux qui se louent eux-mêmes. Ô toi dont l’esprit s’est tourné vers l’adharma, écoute à présent ce que je vais te dire.»
संजय उवाच
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The verse condemns distorted judgment and self-glorification, framing them as signs of an adharma-oriented intellect. Ethically, it warns that pride and delusion corrupt discernment, especially in the moral crisis of war.
Sañjaya introduces a sharp admonition directed at Karṇa, using emphatic vocatives and moral epithets (“misguided,” “self-praising,” “adharma-minded”) to demand attention before delivering a pointed message relevant to the unfolding conflict.
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