Mahabharata 7.185.1 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 185, Shloka 1
भीकम (2 अमान त्रयशीर्त्याधिकशततमोब< ध्याय: धृतराष्ट्रका पश्चात्ताप
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca | karṇa-duryodhanādīnāṃ śakuneḥ saubalasya ca | āpannam (vā: ānītaṃ) mahat tāta tava caiva viśeṣataḥ ||
ധൃതരാഷ്ട്രൻ പറഞ്ഞു— ‘പ്രിയനേ, കർണ്ണൻ, ദുര്യോധനൻ മുതലായവർക്കും, സൗബലനായ ശകുനിക്കും, പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് നിനക്കും മഹാവിപത്ത് സംഭവിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു।’
धृतराष्ट उवाच
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The verse frames the war’s outcome as a ‘great calamity’ affecting not only the principal wrongdoers but also their supporters, highlighting the ethical idea that adharma-driven choices bring widespread suffering and shared consequences.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra, hearing the unfolding devastation, addresses Sañjaya with grief and anxiety, naming key Kaurava figures (Karna, Duryodhana, Śakuni) and indicating that a severe misfortune has overtaken them—and that Sañjaya too is especially affected.
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