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
sañjaya uvāca | draṣṭā lokaḥ patitān apy agādhe pāpair juṣṭe narake pāṇḍaveya |
Sañjaya berkata: “Wahai keturunan Pāṇḍu, manusia di dunia akan menyaksikan bahkan mereka yang telah jatuh—terhumban ke neraka yang tidak bertepi, diselubungi dosa.”
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.