Shloka 29
भीष्मस्य दुर्योधनं प्रति उपालम्भः
Bhīṣma’s Reproof to Duryodhana
सैन्धवेन परामृष्टा परिभूय पितृन् मम । एतेषामपमानानामन्येषां च कुलाधम
saindhavena parāmṛṣṭā paribhūya pitṝn mama | eteṣām apamānānām anyeṣāṁ ca kulādhama
சஞ்சயன் கூறினான்—சைந்தவனால் தாக்கப்பட்டபின், என் பித்ருக்களை (மூத்தோர்களை) அவமதித்து, இந்தக் குலக்கழிவு இவ்வளவு இழிவுகளையும்—மேலும் பலவற்றையும்—வரவழைத்தான்.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames dishonour—especially contempt shown toward elders and lineage—as a grave ethical breach. It highlights the Kshatriya moral world where protecting family honour and respecting ancestors is integral to dharma, and where public humiliation becomes a powerful cause for righteous anger and retaliation.
Sañjaya reports a reaction to an outrage attributed to the Saindhava (Jayadratha): he has ‘assailed’ and ‘insulted’ the speaker’s elders/forefathers, resulting in humiliations. The speaker condemns him as a ‘kulādhama,’ intensifying the moral condemnation and setting the emotional ground for vengeance in the war context.