Shloka 26

अजिशीर्षे प्रातःसंध्यायां संग्रामवर्णनम् / Dawn-Transition Battle at Ajiśīrṣa

Chapter 161

Devanagari script

अत्यन्तवैरी पार्थानां सततं पापपूरुष: । एष मूलमनर्थानां दुर्योधनमते स्थित:

Transliteration

atyantavairī pārthānāṃ satataṃ pāpapūruṣaḥ | eṣa mūlam anarthānāṃ duryodhanamate sthitaḥ ||

Translation

సంజయుడు పలికెను—“ఇతడు పార్థుల (పాండవుల) పట్ల అత్యంత శత్రువు, ఎల్లప్పుడూ పాపపురుషుడు. ఇతడే అనర్థాల మూలం; దుర్యోధనుని మతిలో స్థిరంగా నిలిచినవాడు.”

Word by Word

अत्यन्तवैरीan extreme enemy

पार्थानाम्of the sons of Pṛthā (the Pāṇḍavas)

सततम्always, constantly

पापपूरुषःa wicked man

एषःthis (man)

मूलम्the root, source

अनर्थानाम्of misfortunes, calamities

दुर्योधनमतेin Duryodhana's opinion/plan

स्थितःstanding/abiding; devoted

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Pārthas (Pāṇḍavas)

Duryodhana

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

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.

What is happening in the narrative?

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.