Shloka 71
तत्र सर्वत्र दुष्टात्मा कर्ण: पापमतिर्मुखम् । “दुर्योधनने तुमलोगोंके साथ जो-जो पापपूर्ण बर्ताव किया है, उन सबमें पापबुद्धि दुष्टात्मा कर्ण ही प्रधान कारण है ।।
sañjaya uvāca | tatra sarvatra duṣṭātmā karṇaḥ pāpamatir mukham |
Sañjaya berkata: “Dalam semua perkara itu, Karṇa—berjiwa jahat dan berniat dosa—adalah penghasut yang paling utama. Segala tindak kejam dan tak benar yang dilakukan sehubungan dengan putra Dhṛtarāṣṭra, penyebab terbesarnya adalah kehendak pengkhianatan Karṇa.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Moral responsibility is traced to intention and instigation: Sañjaya identifies Karṇa as the chief driver of sinful, cruel actions, highlighting how evil counsel and will can become the primary cause behind collective wrongdoing.
Sañjaya, reporting to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, assigns principal blame to Karṇa for the Kauravas’ cruel and unrighteous conduct in the events being recounted, presenting Karṇa as the leading instigator among them.