Shloka 936
कर्मणा तेन पापेन श्वपाकं ब्राह्मणा इव । 'धृष्टद्युम्न! जैसे ब्राह्मण चाण्डालकी निन्दा करते हैं, उसी प्रकार ये समस्त पाण्डव उस पाप कर्मके कारण अत्यन्त घृणा प्रकट करते हुए तेरी निन्दा कर रहे हैं
karmaṇā tena pāpena śvapākaṃ brāhmaṇā iva |
Sañjaya berkata: “Wahai Dhṛṣṭadyumna! Karena perbuatan dosa itu, semua Pāṇḍawa mencelamu dengan jijik yang amat—sebagaimana para brāhmaṇa mengecam seorang śvapāka (kaum terbuang).”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames moral accountability: a single grievously unethical act can bring severe social and ethical censure, likened to the strongest traditional form of denunciation. It highlights how pāpa (wrongdoing) leads to loss of honor and communal rejection.
Sañjaya reports that, due to a particular sinful deed, the Pāṇḍavas are expressing intense revulsion and are censuring Dhṛṣṭadyumna, comparing their denunciation to how Brahmins would condemn an outcaste (śvapāka).