Shloka 37
Adhyāya 14: Sudēṣṇā Sends Sairandhrī to Kīcaka’s House (सुदेष्णा–सैरन्ध्री–कीचक संवादः)
मिथ्याभिगृथ्नो हि नर: पापात्मा मोहमास्थित: । अयशः प्राप्तुयाद् घोरं महद् वा प्राप्तुयाद् भयम्,झूठे विषयोंमें आसक्त होनेवाला पापात्मा मनुष्य मोहमें पड़कर भयंकर अपयश पाता है अथवा उसे बड़े भारी भय (मृत्यु) का सामना करना पड़ता है
mithyābhigṛhṇo hi naraḥ pāpātmā moham āsthitaḥ | ayaśaḥ prāpnuyād ghoraṃ mahad vā prāpnuyād bhayam ||
“మిథ్య విషయాలను పట్టుకుని మోహంలో పడిన పాపాత్ముడు ఘోర అపకీర్తిని పొందుతాడు—లేదా మహాభయాన్ని, మరణాన్నికూడా ఎదుర్కొంటాడు.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Clinging to falsehood and living under delusion leads to inevitable consequences: either severe loss of honor (ayaśas) or overwhelming danger (bhaya), potentially death. The verse frames truthfulness and clear-mindedness as safeguards of both reputation and life.
Vaiśampāyana delivers a general moral observation within the Virāṭa-parvan context, emphasizing how delusion-driven attachment to false or improper objects/aims results in ruin. It functions as an ethical warning that supports the broader narrative tension of concealment, risk, and the stakes of right conduct during the Pāṇḍavas’ incognito period.