Shloka 18
Ārjava, Satya, and the Virocana–Sudhanvan Exemplum
Udyoga-parva 35
दुःशासनस्तूपहतो 5$भिशस्तो नावर्तते मन्युवशात् कृतघ्न: । न कस्यचिन्मित्रमथो दुरात्मा कलाश्रैता अधमस्येह पुंस:
duḥśāsanas tūpahato'bhīśasto nāvartate manyuvaśāt kṛtaghnaḥ | na kasyacin mitram atho durātmā kalāśraitā adhamasyeha puṁsaḥ ||
天鹅说道：“如同杜沙娑那那般之人——暴虐而压迫，受人谴责、蒙羞受辱——一旦为忿怒所驱，便不肯止息诽谤。受恩而不知报，孤立无友，内心败坏，又执著于卑劣伎俩与曲邪之道。此即世间识别卑鄙之人的标记。”
हंस उवाच
Educational Q&A
A person becomes ‘adhama’ (vile) through recognizable ethical failures: acting under anger, persisting in blame and harm, denying gratitude, lacking genuine friendship, and relying on deceitful or base ‘arts’ rather than dharmic conduct.
In a didactic passage spoken by the Haṁsa, Duḥśāsana is cited as an example to define the traits of a morally degraded person, using his reputation to warn against anger-driven malice, ingratitude, and corrupt companionship.