Shloka 156

Devanagari script

यशसा च परित्यक्तास्त्वां प्राप्प कुलपांसनम्‌ | “तुझ-जैसे कुलांगारको पाकर तेरे सात पीढ़ी पहलेके और सात पीढ़ी आगे होनेवाले बन्धु-बान्धव नरकमें डूब गये तथा सदाके लिये सुयशसे वंचित हो गये

Transliteration

yaśasā ca parityaktās tvāṁ prāpya kulapāṁsanam |

Translation

ಸಂಜಯನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಓ ಕುಲಪಾಂಸನನೇ! ನಿನ್ನಂತಹ ಕುಲಾಂಗಾರನನ್ನು ಪಡೆದ ಕಾರಣ ನಿನ್ನ ಬಂಧುಬಾಂಧವರು ಯಶಸ್ಸಿನಿಂದಲೇ ತ್ಯಜಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟರು. ನಿನ್ನಿಂದಾಗಿ ನಿನ್ನ ಹಿಂದಿನ ಏಳು ತಲೆಮಾರುಗಳೂ ಮುಂದಿನ ಏಳು ತಲೆಮಾರುಗಳೂ ನರಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಮುಳುಗಿದಂತೆ ದುರ್ಗತಿಗೆ ತಳ್ಳಲ್ಪಟ್ಟು, ಶಾಶ್ವತ ಸುಯಶಸ್ಸಿನಿಂದ ವಂಚಿತರಾದರು.

Word by Word

यशसाby/with fame (good repute)

चand

परित्यक्ताःabandoned, forsaken

त्वाम्you

प्राप्पthey have attained/obtained

कुलपांसनम्the defiler of the family (family-disgrace)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse stresses the ethical weight of lineage and reputation: a person who disgraces the family can cause collective loss of honor, implying that adharma is not merely personal but socially contagious, bringing long-term consequences to one’s kin and community.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya delivers a harsh condemnation, calling someone a 'stain upon the family' and stating that, by coming into contact with such a person, the relatives are deprived of good fame and are metaphorically (or karmically) pulled toward ruin.