Shloka 33
स्त्रीपर्व १: धृतराष्ट्रशोकः संजयाश्वासनं च
Strī Parva 1: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Lament and Saṃjaya’s Consolation
न धर्म: सत्कृतः कश्षित् तव पुत्रेण मारिष । क्षपिता: क्षत्रिया: सर्वे शत्रूणां वर्धितं यश:,“मान्यवर नरेश! आपके उस पुत्रने किसी भी धर्मका सत्कार नहीं किया। उसने सारे क्षत्रियोंका संहार करा डाला और शत्रुओंका यश बढ़ाया
na dharmaḥ satkṛtaḥ kaścit tava putreṇa māriṣa | kṣapitāḥ kṣatriyāḥ sarve śatrūṇāṃ vardhitaṃ yaśaḥ ||
Vaiśaṃpāyana said: “O venerable one, your son showed reverence to no principle of dharma. He brought about the destruction of all the kṣatriyas and, by his deeds, increased the fame of his enemies.”
वैशमग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Disregard for dharma leads to ruin: when righteous norms are not honoured, violence escalates, social order collapses (here symbolized by the destruction of the kṣatriyas), and one’s actions can end up strengthening the very opponents one seeks to defeat.
In the opening of the Strī Parva, Vaiśaṃpāyana delivers a moral assessment of the conduct of the addressed person’s son, condemning him for not upholding dharma and for causing widespread slaughter, which ultimately results in the enemies’ renown increasing.