Shloka 26
अजिशीर्षे प्रातःसंध्यायां संग्रामवर्णनम् / Dawn-Transition Battle at Ajiśīrṣa
Chapter 161
अत्यन्तवैरी पार्थानां सततं पापपूरुष: । एष मूलमनर्थानां दुर्योधनमते स्थित:
atyantavairī pārthānāṃ satataṃ pāpapūruṣaḥ | eṣa mūlam anarthānāṃ duryodhanamate sthitaḥ ||
अत्यन्तवैरी पार्थानां सततं पापपूरुषः। एष मूलमनर्थानां दुर्योधनमते स्थितः॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights ethical causality in leadership and allegiance: persistent hostility and sinful intent, when anchored in a destructive leader’s counsel, become the root cause of widespread harm. It warns that aligning oneself with adharma-driven policy multiplies calamity for many.
Sañjaya characterizes a figure on the Kaurava side as a relentless enemy of the Pāṇḍavas and identifies him as a principal source of misfortune because he is firmly committed to Duryodhana’s line of thinking and strategy.