Shloka 11
Kuntī–Karṇa Saṃvāda: Lineage Disclosure and Appeal to Fraternal Dharma
धिगस्त्वर्थ यत्कृते5यं महान् ज्ञातिवध: कृत: । वर्तल्स्यते सुह्ृदां चैव युद्धेडस्मिन् वै पराभव:,“अहो! इस धनको धिक्कार है, जिसके लिये परस्पर बन्धु-बान्धवोंका यह महान् संहार किया जानेवाला है। इस युद्धमें अपने सगे-सम्बन्धियोंका भी पराभव होगा ही
dhig astv artha yatkṛte 'yaṃ mahān jñātivadhaḥ kṛtaḥ | vartsyate suhṛdāṃ caiva yuddhe 'smin vai parābhavaḥ ||
ധിക്കാരം ആ ധനത്തിന്; അതിനുവേണ്ടിയാണ് ഈ മഹാ ബന്ധുവധം നടക്കുന്നത്. ഈ യുദ്ധത്തിൽ സ്വന്തം പ്രിയസ്വജനങ്ങളുടെയും ഹിതൈഷികളുടെയും പരാജയവും നാശവും തീർച്ചയായും സംഭവിക്കും.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse condemns wealth or worldly gain when it becomes the motive for adharma—especially the catastrophic sin of destroying one’s own kin. It frames such gain as morally tainted, because it inevitably brings grief, defeat, and the collapse of relationships.
Vaiśampāyana, narrating the events leading to the Kurukṣetra war, voices a lament: the conflict has escalated to the point where a massive slaughter of relatives is being pursued for the sake of ‘artha’ (material advantage/kingdom), and the war will necessarily entail the downfall of one’s own loved ones and allies.