Shloka 16
Droṇa Interdicts Sātyaki; Sātyaki’s Breakthrough and Duel with Kṛtavarmā (द्रोण-निवारणम्, सात्यकि-प्रवेशः, कृतवर्म-युद्धम्)
तेषां तत् तादृशं कर्म त्वामासाद्य सुनिष्फलम् | यत् पित्र्याद् भ्रंशिता राज्यात् त्वयेहामिषगृद्धिना
teṣāṃ tat tādṛśaṃ karma tvām āsādya suniṣphalam | yat pitryād bhraṃśitā rāj्यāt tvayehāmiṣagṛddhinā ||
तेषां तत्तादृशं कर्म त्वामासाद्य सुनिष्फलम्। यत् पित्र्याद् भ्रंशिता राज्यात् त्वयेहामिषगृद्धिना॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse condemns actions motivated by āmiṣa (self-serving gain): greed can nullify others’ rightful efforts and lead to the unjust deprivation of inherited rights, making one morally responsible for the collapse of dharmic order.
Sañjaya addresses a person he blames for covetousness, stating that the efforts of certain people have become futile because that person’s greed has caused them to be deprived of their ancestral kingdom.