Shloka 3
Virāṭa-parva Adhyāya 25: Kaurava Deliberation and the Search Directive (अन्वेषण-आदेशः)
आसीतू् प्रहर्ता सैन्यानां दारामर्शी च दुर्मति: । स हत: खलु पापात्मा गन्धर्वर्दुष्टपूरुष:
āsīt prahartā sainyānāṃ dārāmarśī ca durmatiḥ | sa hataḥ khalu pāpātmā gandharvair duṣṭa-pūruṣaḥ ||
ಅವನು ಅನೇಕ ಸೇನೆಗಳ ಭಯಂಕರ ಸಂಹಾರಕನಾಗಿದ್ದ; ಆದರೆ ಅವನ ಬುದ್ಧಿ ಪರಮ ದುಷ್ಟವಾಗಿತ್ತು. ಪರಸ್ತ್ರೀಯರನ್ನು ದೂಷಿಸಿದ ಆ ಪಾಪಾತ್ಮ, ದುಷ್ಟಪುರುಷನು—ಗಂಧರ್ವರಿಂದ ನಿಶ್ಚಯವಾಗಿ ಹತನಾದನು.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Martial prowess does not sanctify a person: violating others’ wives and acting with a wicked mind is adharma, and such conduct leads to downfall and punishment.
Vaiśampāyana describes a man who was formidable in battle but morally corrupt—especially as a violator of others’ wives—and states that he has been slain by the Gandharvas as a consequence of his depravity.