Shloka 36
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Lament for Karṇa and Renunciation-Oriented Self-Assessment (शोक-प्रलापः / त्याग-प्रवृत्तिः)
Devanagari script
धनंजय कृतं पापं कल्याणेनोपहन्यते
Transliteration
dhanañjaya kṛtaṃ pāpaṃ kalyāṇenopahanyate
Translation
युधिष्ठिर बोले—हे धनंजय, किया हुआ पाप कल्याणमय, शुभ और हितकारी आचरण से नष्ट हो जाता है।
Word by Word
धनंजयO Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
धनंजय:
TypeNoun
Rootधनंजय
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
कृतम्done, committed
कृतम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootकृ (क्त)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
पापम्sin, evil deed
पापम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपाप
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
कल्याणेनby good (deeds), by auspiciousness
कल्याणेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकल्याण
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
उपहन्यतेis destroyed/neutralized
उपहन्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootउप-हन्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada, Passive
Speaker
युधिछिर उवाच
Characters & Entities
Y
YudhiṣṭhiraD
Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)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
Wrongdoing (pāpa) is not treated as irreversible; it can be counteracted through kalyāṇa—constructive, dharmic action that repairs harm and reorients one toward righteousness.
In the Śānti Parva’s reflective setting after the war, Yudhiṣṭhira addresses Arjuna (Dhanañjaya), framing a moral principle: past sin is overcome by subsequent virtuous conduct, emphasizing ethical restoration rather than despair.