Shloka 14
Droṇācārya’s Assessment of the Pāṇḍavas: Nīti, Kāla, and Intelligence (विराटपर्व, अध्याय २६)
येषु नः प्रत्ययो राजंश्वारेषु मनुजाधिप । ते यान्तु दत्तदेया वै भूयस्तान् परिमार्गितुम्,“राजन! नरेश्वर! जिन गुप्तचरोंपर हमारा अधिक विश्वास हो, उन्हें देनेयोग्य सब साधन देकर पुन: पाण्डवोंकी खोजके लिये भेजा जाय
yeṣu naḥ pratyayo rājan śvāreṣu manujādhipa | te yāntu dattadeyā vai bhūyas tān parimārgitum ||
রাজন, নরাধিপ! যেসব গুপ্তচরের উপর আমাদের সর্বাধিক বিশ্বাস, তাদের প্রাপ্য সব উপকরণ দিয়ে আবার পাণ্ডবদের সন্ধানে পাঠানো হোক।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A king’s duty includes prudent governance: relying on proven, trustworthy agents and equipping them adequately. Ethical statecraft here emphasizes discernment (whom to trust) and responsibility (providing means) in pursuing legitimate political aims.
The speaker advises the king to send out the most reliable spies again, properly supplied, to continue a renewed and thorough search for the Pāṇḍavas.