Shloka 2
उद्योगपर्व — धृतराष्ट्रस्य दुर्योधनप्रति शक्तिस्मारक-उपदेशः
Udyoga Parva 63: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Counsel Reminding Duryodhana of Opponent Strength
विदुरजी कहते हैं--तात! हमने पूर्वपुरुषोंके मुखसे सुन रखा है कि किसी समय एक चिड़ीमारने चिड़ियोंको फँसानेके लिये पृथ्वीपर एक जाल फैलाया ।। तस्मिन् द्वौ शकुनौ बद्धौ युगपत् सहचारिणौ । तावुपादाय त॑ पाशं जग्मतु: खचरावुभौ
tasmin dvau śakunau baddhau yugapat sahacāriṇau | tāv upādāya taṁ pāśaṁ jagmatuḥ khacarāv ubhau ||
Vidura said: “My dear one, we have heard from the mouths of our forefathers that once a bird-catcher spread a net upon the earth to trap birds. In that net two birds—companions moving together—were caught at the same time. Lifting up that very net, both of them, though bound, rose into the sky.”
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when caught in a common danger, coordinated effort and solidarity can create a path to safety; unity can turn a shared constraint into a means of escape.
Two companion birds are trapped together in a net; instead of struggling separately, they lift the net together and fly upward, carrying it away.