Shloka 26
द्रोण–सात्यकि द्वैरथम्
Droṇa and Sātyaki: The Chariot Duel
साधूनसूयतां ये च ये चापि परिवादिनाम् । ये च निक्षेपहर्त॒णां ये च विश्वासघातिनाम्
sādhūn asūyatāṁ ye ca ye cāpi parivādinām | ye ca nikṣepahartṝṇāṁ ye ca viśvāsaghātinām ||
ये च साधूनसूयकाः, ये च परिवादिनः, ये च निक्षेपहर्तारः, ये च विश्वासघातिनः—एतेषां कर्म निन्दितं धर्मतः।
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights ethical failings that undermine social and moral order: envying the virtuous, slandering others, stealing entrusted property, and betraying trust. These acts are presented as serious breaches of dharma because they corrode integrity, reputation, and the bonds that make community possible.
In the Drona Parva context, Arjuna is speaking while reflecting on conduct and culpability amid the turmoil of war. He enumerates categories of wrongful behavior—especially betrayal and misuse of trust—framing them as condemnable traits even in a battlefield narrative where moral judgment remains central.