Shloka 166
Kuntī–Karṇa Saṃvāda: Lineage Disclosure and Appeal to Fraternal Dharma
मोहानुवर्ती सतत पापो द्वेष्टि च पाण्डवान् | “परंतु यह एकमात्र मिथ्यादर्शी कर्ण मोहवश सदा दुर्बुद्धि दुर्योधनका ही अनुसरण करनेवाला है। इसीलिये यह पापात्मा सर्वदा पाण्डवोंसे द्वेष ही रखता है
mohānuvartī satataṁ pāpo dveṣṭi ca pāṇḍavān |
Vaiśampāyana nói: “Nhưng Karṇa, kẻ tội lỗi ấy, luôn bị moha (mê lầm) dẫn dắt, cứ mãi theo con đường ngu muội, bám lấy Duryodhana kẻ trí hèn. Vì thế, hắn luôn nuôi lòng thù ghét đối với các Pāṇḍava.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Persistent delusion (moha) makes a person cling to misguided allegiance and results in entrenched malice (dveṣa) against the righteous; moral clarity is necessary to prevent hatred from becoming one’s nature.
Vaiśampāyana characterizes the opposing party’s stance by describing a figure who, under delusion, continually follows a wrongful course and therefore maintains hostility toward the Pāṇḍavas—framing the conflict as rooted in moral error and animosity.