Shloka 466
Duryodhana-śibira-praveśaḥ — The Pāṇḍavas Enter the Kaurava Camp; The Burning of Arjuna’s Chariot
त्वद्योषै्निहत: पाप तस्मादसि हतो रणे । जब पाण्डव शिकारके लिये तृणबिन्दुके आश्रमपर चले गये थे, उस समय पापी जयद्रथने वनके भीतर द्रौपदीको जो क्लेश पहुँचाया और पापात्मन! तुम्हारे ही अपराधसे बहुत-से योद्धाओंने मिलकर युद्धस्थलमें जो अकेले बालक अभिमन्युका वध किया था, इन्हीं सब कारणोंसे आज तुम भी रणभूमिमें मारे गये हो
tvad-doṣaiḥ nihataḥ pāpa tasmād asi hato raṇe | yadā pāṇḍavāḥ śikārārthaṁ tṛṇabindor āśramaṁ gatāḥ, tadā pāpī jayadrathaḥ vane draupadīṁ yaḥ kleśam akārayat; pāpātman, tavaiva aparādhena ca bahubhir yoddhubhiḥ sametya yuddhasthale ekākinaṁ bālakam abhimanyum avadhīt—ebhiḥ sarvaiḥ kāraṇaiḥ adya tvam api raṇabhūmau nihato 'si ||
Vāyu berkata: Wahai pendosa, oleh kesalahanmu sendiri engkau ditumbangkan; sebab itu engkau terbunuh di medan perang. Ketika para Pāṇḍava pergi berburu ke pertapaan Tṛṇabindu, Jayadratha yang keji menimpakan derita kepada Draupadī di hutan. Dan wahai yang berhati jahat, karena kesalahanmulah banyak kesatria bersama-sama membunuh Abhimanyu yang masih muda, sendirian di medan laga. Karena semua sebab inilah, hari ini engkau pun jatuh di gelanggang perang.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames battlefield death as the moral consequence of prior adharma: harming Draupadī and enabling the unfair, collective killing of the lone Abhimanyu. It emphasizes karma—one’s own faults become the cause of one’s downfall.
Vāyu addresses a fallen or condemned warrior, declaring that his death in battle is justified by earlier crimes: Jayadratha’s harassment of Draupadī during the Pāṇḍavas’ absence and the coordinated slaying of Abhimanyu when he was isolated.