Shloka 286
कर्णवधोत्तरं शल्य-दुर्योधनसंवादः
Aftermath of Karṇa’s Fall: Śalya’s Address to Duryodhana
द्रष्टा लोक: पतितानप्यगाधे पापैर्जुष्टे नरके पाण्डवेय । 'पाण्डुनन्दन! ऐसा हो जानेपर संसारके मनुष्य हमें फिर इस प्रकार स्ट्री-पुत्रोंके संयोगसे रहित, राज्य नष्ट होनेके कारण सुखसे वंचित तथा पापियोंद्वारा सेवित अगाध नरकतुल्य कष्टमें गिरा हुआ नहीं देखेंगे
sañjaya uvāca | draṣṭā lokaḥ patitān apy agādhe pāpair juṣṭe narake pāṇḍaveya |
ಸಂಜಯನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಓ ಪಾಂಡವವಂಶಜನೇ! ಲೋಕವು ಕಾಣುವುದು—ಪಾಪಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಮುಳುಗಿ ಅಘಾಧ ನರಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಿದ್ದವರನ್ನೂ ಸಹ.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the ethical idea that sinful conduct (pāpa) leads to a visible and profound downfall—so severe it is likened to a bottomless hell—serving as a warning that moral collapse becomes evident to the wider world (loka).
Sanjaya, narrating events to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, addresses a Pāṇḍava (pāṇḍaveya) and describes a condition of extreme ruin: people will see the fallen plunged into an unfathomable, sin-filled hellish suffering, reflecting the catastrophic stakes of the war and its moral consequences.