Shloka 1636
निहन्मि दुःशासनमप्य पापं संरक्ष्यतामद्य समस्तयोधा: । उन्होंने वहाँ कर्ण
sañjaya uvāca | nihanmi duḥśāsanam adya pāpaṁ saṁrakṣyatām adya samasta-yodhāḥ |
Sinabi ni Sanjaya: “Ngayong araw, papatayin ko ang makasalanang si Duhshasana. Hayaan ninyong ang lahat ng mandirigma ay ipagtanggol siya ngayon—kung kaya nila.” Hinarap niya sina Karna, Duryodhana, Kripacharya, Ashvatthama, at Kritavarma at inihayag ang hamong ito, itinatanghal ang kamatayan ni Duhshasana bilang isang gawaing may bigat na moral sa malupit na lohika ng digmaan at paghihiganti.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The line highlights how moral judgment (“pāpa”—sinful) is invoked even amid warfare: violence is not presented as value-neutral but as tied to perceived adharma and accountability. It also reflects the epic’s tension between righteous retribution and the escalating brutality of the battlefield.
A warrior declares that he will kill Duhshasana that very day and challenges the opposing champions—Karna, Duryodhana, Kripa, Ashvatthama, and Kritavarma—to protect him if they can. The statement functions as a public vow and a tactical provocation in the midst of battle.