Mahabharata 7.150.8 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 150, Shloka 8
धृतराष्ट्र–संजय संवादः: कर्ण–घटोत्कचयोर्निशायुद्धवर्णनम्
Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Sañjaya Dialogue: Description of the Night Engagement of Karṇa and Ghaṭotkaca
कर्ण कर्ण वृथादृष्टे सूतपुत्रात्मसंस्तुत । अधर्मबुद्धे शृणु मे यत् त्वां वक्ष्यामि साम्प्रतम्
karṇa karṇa vṛthādṛṣṭe sūtaputrātmasaṁstuta | adharmabuddhe śṛṇu me yat tvāṁ vakṣyāmi sāmpratam ||
Sañjaya nói: “Hỡi Karṇa, Karṇa—cái nhìn của ngươi hão huyền và lạc lối. Hỡi con của người đánh xe, ngươi tự tán dương mình. Hỡi kẻ có tâm trí nghiêng về adharma, hãy nghe điều ta sắp nói.”
संजय उवाच
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The verse condemns distorted judgment and self-glorification, framing them as signs of an adharma-oriented intellect. Ethically, it warns that pride and delusion corrupt discernment, especially in the moral crisis of war.
Sañjaya introduces a sharp admonition directed at Karṇa, using emphatic vocatives and moral epithets (“misguided,” “self-praising,” “adharma-minded”) to demand attention before delivering a pointed message relevant to the unfolding conflict.
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