Mahabharata 3.21.11 — Vana Parva, Adhyaya 21, Shloka 11
Dvārakā’s Distress and the Saubha Engagement (द्वारकाव्यग्रता तथा सौभयुद्धम्)
आहुकस्य वचो वीर तस्यैव परिचारक: । विषण्ण: सन्नकण्ठेन तन्निबोध युधिछिर
āhukasya vaco vīra tasyaiva paricārakaḥ | viṣaṇṇaḥ sannakaṇṭhena tannibodha yudhiṣṭhira ||
হে বীর! আহুক (উগ্রসেন)-এর সেই পরিচারক বিষণ্ণ হয়ে, রুদ্ধকণ্ঠে কথা বলল। হে যুধিষ্ঠির! তার বাণী মনোযোগ দিয়ে শোনো।
वायुदेव उवाच
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Even distressing truth must be conveyed faithfully, and a dharmic ruler should receive grave news with composure, attentive listening, and readiness to act rightly.
Vāyudeva reports that a sorrowful attendant of Āhuka/Ugrasena arrives and, with a choked voice, delivers an important message for Yudhiṣṭhira to hear.
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