Shloka 6
कर्णसेनापत्यारम्भः — Karṇa’s Appointment and the Report to Dhṛtarāṣṭra
Chapter 1
उषितास्ते निशां तां तु दुर्योधननिवेशने । चिन्तयन्त: परिक्लेशान् पाण्डवानां महात्मनाम्
uṣitās te niśāṃ tāṃ tu duryodhana-niveśane | cintayantaḥ parikleśān pāṇḍavānāṃ mahātmanām | viśeṣataḥ sūtaputraḥ karṇaḥ rājā duryodhanaḥ duḥśāsanaḥ tathā mahābalī subalaputraḥ śakuniḥ |
Vaiśampāyana dit : Ils passèrent cette nuit dans le camp de Duryodhana, ruminant les dures épreuves infligées aux Pāṇḍava au cœur noble. En particulier, Karṇa, fils du cocher, le roi Duryodhana, Duḥśāsana et le puissant Śakuni, fils de Subala, demeurèrent là, se remémorant ces souffrances, l’esprit plus porté à poursuivre le conflit qu’à réparer le tort.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral psychology of adharma: instead of remorse and restitution, the antagonists dwell on the suffering they caused the righteous, reinforcing hostility. It implicitly contrasts noble endurance (mahātmanām pāṇḍavānām) with the corrosive fixation on harming others.
On the eve of the Karṇa Parva events, Duryodhana, Karṇa, Duḥśāsana, and Śakuni spend the night together in Duryodhana’s camp, reflecting on the major troubles imposed on the Pāṇḍavas—setting the tone for continued strategic and hostile action.