Shloka 893
Devanagari script
पाप: पापवच: कर्ण: शृण्वतस्तव भारत | “भारत! उस समय अधर्मका ही ज्ञान रखनेवाले परम दुर्बुद्धि पापी कर्णने तुम्हारे सुनते हुए ऐसे-ऐसे पापपूर्ण वचन कहे थे
Transliteration
pāpaḥ pāpavacaḥ karṇaḥ śṛṇvatas tava bhārata |
Translation
三阇耶说道：噢，婆罗多啊，当时迦尔那行亦为罪、言亦为罪，在你听着之际说出了许多恶毒之语，显露出他的心智所习的是阿达摩，而非正法。
Word by Word
पापःsinful, wicked
पापः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपाप
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पापवचःone whose words are sinful
पापवचः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपापवचस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कर्णःKarna
कर्णः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकर्ण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शृण्वतःwhile (you) were listening / of you listening
शृण्वतः:
Adhikarana
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Genitive, Singular
तवof you, your
तव:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
भारतO Bharata
भारत:
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaK
KarnaB
Bhārata (Dhṛtarāṣṭra as addressee)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Speech is ethically consequential: words rooted in adharma reveal and reinforce inner corruption. The verse frames Karṇa’s utterances as morally tainted, warning that unrighteous understanding expresses itself through harmful, sinful speech.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra (addressed as Bhārata) that Karṇa, in Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s hearing, spoke grievous and sinful words—setting the tone for Karṇa’s harsh rhetoric and the moral critique of his stance in the war context.