Shloka 1636
निहन्मि दुःशासनमप्य पापं संरक्ष्यतामद्य समस्तयोधा: । उन्होंने वहाँ कर्ण
sañjaya uvāca | nihanmi duḥśāsanam adya pāpaṁ saṁrakṣyatām adya samasta-yodhāḥ |
संजय म्हणाला—“आज मी पापी दुःशासनाचा वध करीन. तुम्ही सर्व योद्धे एकत्र येऊन आज जर त्याचे रक्षण करू शकत असाल, तर करून दाखवा.” असे म्हणत त्याने कर्ण, दुर्योधन, कृपाचार्य, अश्वत्थामा आणि कृतवर्मा यांना उद्देशून ही आव्हानवाणी उच्चारली.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The line highlights how moral judgment (“pāpa”—sinful) is invoked even amid warfare: violence is not presented as value-neutral but as tied to perceived adharma and accountability. It also reflects the epic’s tension between righteous retribution and the escalating brutality of the battlefield.
A warrior declares that he will kill Duhshasana that very day and challenges the opposing champions—Karna, Duryodhana, Kripa, Ashvatthama, and Kritavarma—to protect him if they can. The statement functions as a public vow and a tactical provocation in the midst of battle.