Arjuna’s Lament, the End of the Yadus, and the Pāṇḍavas’ Departure
राजंस्त्वयानुपृष्टानां सुहृदां न: सुहृत्पुरे । विप्रशापविमूढानां निघ्नतां मुष्टिभिर्मिथ: ॥ २२ ॥ वारुणीं मदिरां पीत्वा मदोन्मथितचेतसाम् । अजानतामिवान्योन्यं चतु:पञ्चावशेषिता: ॥ २३ ॥
rājaṁs tvayānupṛṣṭānāṁ suhṛdāṁ naḥ suhṛt-pure vipra-śāpa-vimūḍhānāṁ nighnatāṁ muṣṭibhir mithaḥ
大王啊,你问起我们在德瓦拉卡的亲友,我便告知:他们因婆罗门的诅咒而迷乱,饮下以腐米酿成的瓦鲁尼酒,醉意冲心;仿佛彼此不相识一般,持棍互相殴杀。如今只剩四五人而已。
It states that the Yadavas, bewildered due to a brāhmaṇa’s curse, ended up striking and killing one another in Dvārakā.
Because Parīkṣit asked about the fate of the Lord’s associates in Dvārakā, and the curse explains the immediate cause behind their mutual destruction.
It cautions that arrogance and offense toward saintly persons can cloud judgment and lead even strong communities into self-destruction.