Shloka 156

Devanagari script

यशसा च परित्यक्तास्त्वां प्राप्प कुलपांसनम्‌ | “तुझ-जैसे कुलांगारको पाकर तेरे सात पीढ़ी पहलेके और सात पीढ़ी आगे होनेवाले बन्धु-बान्धव नरकमें डूब गये तथा सदाके लिये सुयशसे वंचित हो गये

Transliteration

yaśasā ca parityaktās tvāṁ prāpya kulapāṁsanam |

Translation

Sañjaya dit : «En t’ayant obtenu—ô honte de ta lignée—tes proches ont été délaissés par la bonne renommée elle-même. Pour s’être liés à un tel fléau pour la famille, sept générations avant et sept après sont comme entraînées vers l’enfer, privées à jamais d’un honneur durable.»

Word by Word

यशसाby/with fame (good repute)

चand

परित्यक्ताःabandoned, forsaken

त्वाम्you

प्राप्पthey have attained/obtained

कुलपांसनम्the defiler of the family (family-disgrace)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse stresses the ethical weight of lineage and reputation: a person who disgraces the family can cause collective loss of honor, implying that adharma is not merely personal but socially contagious, bringing long-term consequences to one’s kin and community.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya delivers a harsh condemnation, calling someone a 'stain upon the family' and stating that, by coming into contact with such a person, the relatives are deprived of good fame and are metaphorically (or karmically) pulled toward ruin.