Shloka 10
Ulūka’s Provocative Envoy-Speech in the Pāṇḍava Camp
Ulūka-dūta-vākya
महाराज मनुष्येषु निन्द्यं यः सर्वमाचरेत् । स वध्य: सर्वलोकस्य निन्दितानि समाचरन्,महाराज! जो पुरुष दूसरे मनुष्योंके साथ सर्वथा निन्दनीय व्यवहार करता है, वह निन्दित आचरण करनेवाला पापात्मा सब लोगोंके लिये वध्य है
mahārāja manuṣyeṣu nindyaṃ yaḥ sarvam ācaret | sa vadhyaḥ sarvalokasya ninditāni samācaran ||
Wahai Raja, seseorang yang dalam pergaulannya dengan manusia lain terus-menerus melakukan perbuatan yang sepenuhnya tercela, karena hidupnya dipenuhi tindakan yang dikutuk, menjadi layak dihukum—bahkan dipandang patut dijatuhi hukuman mati—di mata semua.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Persistent, universally blameworthy conduct toward others places a person outside the protection of dharma and social trust; such a wrongdoer is regarded by society as deserving severe punishment, because ethical life depends on restraining condemned actions.
Sañjaya addresses the king (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) and states a moral judgment about human conduct: one who continually behaves in a reprehensible way toward others becomes, in the eyes of all people, liable to harsh punishment—an ethical warning relevant to the escalating conflict in the Udyoga Parva.