Shloka 50
उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय १४० (कृष्णेन कर्णं प्रति पाण्डवबल-वैशिष्ट्यप्रदर्शनम्) / Udyoga Parva, Chapter 140
Krishna’s appraisal of Pandava advantage and war portents
स््नुषाश्न प्रस्नुषाश्वैव धृतराष्ट्रस्य सड़ता: । हतेश्वरा नष्टपुत्रा हतनाथाश्व केशव
snuṣāś ca prasnuṣāś caiva dhṛtarāṣṭrasya saṅgatāḥ | hateśvarā naṣṭaputrā hatanāthāś ca keśava ||
迦尔纳说道：“噢，凯沙瓦，持国王的儿媳与孙媳将尽遭摧残——夫君被杀，儿子尽亡，庇护者亦被斩落。”
कर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that war’s adharma is not limited to battlefield deaths; it devastates families and especially harms those who depend on social protection—here, the royal women who become widowed, childless, and without guardians.
Karna addresses Kṛṣṇa (Keśava) and foretells the ruin that will befall Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s household as a result of the impending war—anticipating widespread killing that leaves the Kuru women bereaved and unprotected.