Shloka 16
अथ ये कर्म निन्दन्तो मनुष्या: कापथं गता: । मूढानामर्थहीनानां तेषामेनस्तु विद्यते,जो मनुष्य कर्मकी निन््दा करते हुए कुमार्गका आश्रय लेते हैं, उन पुरुषार्थहीन मूढ़ पुरुषोंको पाप लगता है
atha ye karma nindanto manuṣyāḥ kāpathaṃ gatāḥ | mūḍhānām arthahīnānāṃ teṣām enaḥ tu vidyate ||
Arjuna berkata: “Mereka yang, sambil mencela perbuatan yang benar, memilih jalan yang sesat—terpedaya dan tanpa tujuan sejati—menanggung dosa. Celaan terhadap kewajipan tidak membebaskan mereka; sebaliknya, penolakan tindakan yang tersasar itulah menjadi kesalahan moral.”
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Condemning rightful action (karma) and choosing an immoral path does not lead to purity or wisdom; it produces moral fault (enaḥ). True ethical life requires discernment and adherence to dharma rather than cynical rejection of duty.
In the Shanti Parva’s reflective discourse on dharma and conduct, Arjuna speaks about people who disparage action and drift into wrong ways, stating that such deluded, purposeless persons accrue sin by their misguided stance.