Shloka 16
मागधगिरिव्रजप्रवेशः — Entry into Girivraja and Jarāsandha’s Protocol Inquiry
एवं ब्रुवन्नेव मुनि: स्वकार्यमिव चिन्तयन् । विसर्जयामास नृपं बृहद्रथमथारिहन्,शत्रुसूदन नरेश! ऐसा कहकर अपने कार्यके चिन्तनमें लगे हुए मुनिने राजा बृहद्रथको विदा कर दिया
evaṁ bruvann eva muniḥ svakāryam iva cintayan | visarjayāmāsa nṛpaṁ bṛhadratham athārihan ||
فلما قال الحكيم ذلك، وكأنه غارق في التفكر في شأنه هو، صرفَ الملكَ بْرِهادْرَثا وأذن له بالانصراف.
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights duty and detachment in ethical instruction: a sage gives guidance and then withdraws, not clinging to outcomes. The king, once advised, must act with responsibility, showing that counsel supports dharma but does not replace personal accountability.
After speaking his message, the sage appears to turn inward, contemplating his own purpose, and formally takes leave of (dismisses) King Bṛhadratha, sending him on his way.