Shloka 18
कर्णनिधनवृत्तान्तनिवेदनम् | Reporting Karṇa’s Fall to Yudhiṣṭhira
अकार्याणां क्रियाणां च संयोगं य: करोति वै । कार्याणामक्रियाणां च स पार्थ पुरुषाधम:
akāryāṇāṁ kriyāṇāṁ ca saṁyogaṁ yaḥ karoti vai | kāryāṇām akriyāṇāṁ ca sa pārtha puruṣādhamaḥ ||
圣克里希纳说道：“噢，帕尔塔啊，人中最卑下者，乃是与不当为之事结盟、与不该着手之行相牵连者；又同样背离当为之事，在义务召唤之处却不行其行。此人混淆正邪之界，因而从达摩中坠落。”
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
One must discriminate between what is forbidden (akārya) and what is duty (kārya). Joining oneself to improper actions and neglecting rightful duties is portrayed as moral degradation—an inversion of dharma through wrong choices and culpable omission.
In the Karṇa Parva war setting, Śrī Kṛṣṇa addresses Arjuna (Pārtha) with ethical counsel, warning against confused judgment: aligning with prohibited courses of action while failing to do what duty requires.