Kuntī–Karṇa Saṃvāda: Lineage Disclosure and Appeal to Fraternal Dharma
जयद्रथस्य कर्णस्य तथा दुःशासनस्यथ च । सौबलस्य च दुर्बुद्धा मिथो भेद: प्रपत्स्यते
jayadrathasya karṇasya tathā duḥśāsanasya tha ca | saubalasya ca durbuddhā mitho bhedaḥ prapatsyate ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。「浅慮なる者ども—ジャヤドラタ、カルナ、ドゥフシャーサナ、そしてシャクニ—の間には、互いに裂け目が生じるであろう。『ウド्योग・パルヴァ』の道徳的気配の中で、これは、驕りと曲がった策に駆られた不法(アダルマ)が同盟者をも相争わせ、戦の武器が掲げられる前から破滅を早めることを予告している。」
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Unrighteous counsel (durbuddhi) corrodes solidarity: when ambition and deceit guide decisions, even powerful allies fracture from within, making downfall a moral and practical inevitability.
Vaiśaṃpāyana foreshadows internal discord among key Kaurava-aligned figures—Jayadratha, Karṇa, Duḥśāsana, and Śakuni—indicating that their coalition, built on adharma and manipulation, will not remain stable.