Shloka 14
अधर्मेण जयं लब्ध्वा को नु हृष्येत पण्डित:
adharmeṇa jayaṁ labdhvā ko nu hṛṣyet paṇḍitaḥ
Sañjaya dit : «Après avoir obtenu la victoire par l’adharma, quel sage pourrait se réjouir vraiment ? Un triomphe né de l’adharma ne saurait être une cause de satisfaction authentique pour qui comprend la juste conduite et ses conséquences.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Victory is not ethically neutral: if it is achieved through adharma, it is spiritually and morally tainted. A truly wise person measures success by righteousness and long-term consequence, not by outward gain.
In the Shalya Parva’s war context, Sañjaya reflects on the moral quality of outcomes in battle, questioning the legitimacy of rejoicing over a win secured by improper means—an implicit critique of adharma-driven conduct amid the Kurukṣetra conflict.