Shloka 72
द्वैपायनह्रदे दुर्योधनान्वेषणम् / The Search for Duryodhana at Dvaipāyana Lake
शयनीयानि शुभ्राणि स्पर्थ्यास्तरणवन्ति च । समादाय ययुस्तूर्ण नगरं दाररक्षिण:
śayanīyāni śubhrāṇi spṛthyāstaraṇavanti ca | samādāya yayus tūrṇaṁ nagaraṁ dārarakṣiṇaḥ ||
Sañjaya said: Taking up bright, clean bedding—along with valuable coverings and spreads—the attendants appointed to guard the women’s quarters hurried toward the city; and with them went the gatekeepers, staffs in hand, maintaining order and protection.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharma as disciplined protection and responsible service: even amid crisis, attendants and gatekeepers uphold order, safeguard vulnerable spaces, and carry out assigned duties without negligence.
Household attendants tasked with guarding the women’s quarters gather clean, valuable bedding and coverings and hurry toward the city, accompanied by gatekeepers carrying staffs—indicating an organized movement and security arrangement within the royal establishment.