Mahabharata 7.74.32 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 74, Shloka 32
अर्जुनस्य सैन्धवाभिमुखगमनम् तथा विन्दानुविन्दयोर्वधः
Arjuna’s advance toward Saindhava and the fall of Vinda–Anuvinda
नग्नस्यथ स्नायमानस्य या च वन्ध्यातिथेर्गति: । उत्कोचिनां मृषोक्तीनां वज्चकानां च या गति:
nagnasyātha snāyamānasya yā ca vandhyātither gatiḥ | utkochināṁ mṛṣoktīnāṁ vañcakānāṁ ca yā gatiḥ ||
アルジュナは言った。「裸で歩き回る者の報い、不作法に沐浴する者の報い、客人をもてなさず失意のまま帰らせる者の報い、そして賄賂を取る者、偽りを語る者、欺く者に待つ惨い末路——もし明日ジャヤドラタを討たぬなら、その滅びがこの身にも及べ。」
अजुन उवाच
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The verse frames certain acts—neglecting hospitality, taking bribes, speaking falsehood, and cheating—as grave breaches of dharma with severe consequences, and uses that moral weight to underscore the seriousness of Arjuna’s vow.
In the aftermath of Abhimanyu’s killing, Arjuna has vowed to kill Jayadratha by the next day. Here he binds himself by invoking the dire fate of notorious wrongdoers, declaring that he deserves the same ruin if he fails to fulfill his pledge.
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