Shloka 24
Daitya-āśvāsana of Duryodhana; Karṇa’s assurance and the mobilization of the Kaurava host
दुःशासनेन च तथा सौबलेन च धीमता । संवृतो भ्रातृभि श्षान्यै: स्त्रीभिश्वापि सहस्रश:,दुःशासन, बुद्धिमान् शकुनि, अन्यान्य भाइयों तथा सहस्ौरों स्त्रियोंसे घिरे हुए दुर्योधनने वहाँसे प्रस्थान किया
duḥśāsanena ca tathā saubalena ca dhīmatā | saṃvṛto bhrātṛbhiḥ anyaiḥ strībhiś cāpi sahasraśaḥ ||
قال فَيْشَمْبَايَنَة: وهكذا خرج دُرْيُوذَنَة من ذلك الموضع، محاطًا بدُهْشَاسَنَة وبسَوْبَلَ الحكيم (شَكُونِي)، وبإخوته الآخرين، ومعه آلافٌ من النساء.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how a ruler’s movement and decisions are shaped by entourage and advisers; when counsel is driven by factional loyalty and pride, it can reinforce adharma rather than self-restraint.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Duryodhana departs from the place, surrounded by Duḥśāsana, Śakuni (Saubala), his other brothers, and a large retinue of women.