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Shloka 173

धृतराष्ट्र–संजय संवादः: कर्ण–घटोत्कचयोर्निशायुद्धवर्णनम्

Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Sañjaya Dialogue: Description of the Night Engagement of Karṇa and Ghaṭotkaca

तस्मादस्यावलेपस्य सद्यः फलमवाप्रुहि । 'परंतु उन पाण्डुनन्दन भीमने तुझसे कोई कटु वचन नहीं कहा। तूने जो भीमको बहुत- सी रूखी बातें सुनायी हैं और मेरे परोक्षमें तुमलोगोंने जो मेरे पुत्र सुभद्राकुमार अभिमन्युको अन्यायपूर्वक मार डाला है, अपने उस घमंडका तत्काल ही उचित फल तू प्राप्त कर ले

tasmād asyāvalepasya sadyaḥ phalam avāpruhi |

Sanjaya berkata: Karena itu, terimalah seketika buah yang patut dari keangkuhanmu ini. Bhima tidak mengucapkan kata-kata pahit kepadamu; namun engkau telah melontarkan banyak ucapan kasar kepada Bhima, dan ketika aku tidak hadir kalian secara zalim membunuh Abhimanyu, putra Subhadra—maka terimalah segera ganjaran yang layak atas kesombongan itu.

तस्मात्therefore/from that
तस्मात्:
Apadana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine/neuter, ablative, singular
अस्यof this/your
अस्य:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
Formmasculine/neuter, genitive, singular
अवलेपस्यof arrogance/pride
अवलेपस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootअवलेप
Formmasculine, genitive, singular
सद्यःimmediately
सद्यः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसद्यः
फलम्fruit/result
फलम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootफल
Formneuter, accusative, singular
अवाप्नुहिobtain/receive (you)
अवाप्नुहि:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootअवाप् (आप्)
Formlot (imperative), second, singular, parasmaipada

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
B
Bhīma
A
Abhimanyu
S
Subhadrā
P
Pāṇḍavas (Pāṇḍunandana)

Educational Q&A

Arrogance (avalepa) and unjust conduct in war invite immediate moral consequence; the verse frames ‘phala’ as the rightful result of pride and adharma, reinforcing the Mahābhārata’s ethic that actions—especially cruel or unfair ones—ripen into fitting outcomes.

Sañjaya reports a forceful challenge/denunciation: the addressee is told to accept the immediate ‘fruit’ of his arrogance. The wider passage recalls that Bhīma did not speak harshly, yet was insulted, and that Abhimanyu was slain unfairly; the statement functions as a demand for retribution and a turning of the moral tide in the battle narrative.