Shloka 14
दुर्योधनस्य प्रायोपवेशः — शकुनिसान्त्वनम् तथा कृत्याह्वानम्
Duryodhana’s Fast: Śakuni’s Consolation and the Summoning of a Kṛtyā
अहमप्यद्य निश्चित्य गमनायेतराय च । कल्यमेव गमिष्यामि समीपं॑ पार्थिवस्यथ ह
aham apy adya niścitya gamanāyetarāya ca | kalyam eva gamiṣyāmi samīpaṃ pārthivasyātha ha ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “I too, having resolved today both to depart and to do what remains to be done, shall set out tomorrow and go into the presence of the king.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights niścaya (firm resolve) and timely action: one should decide clearly, complete what remains to be done, and approach rightful authority (the king) without delay—an ethic of responsibility and orderly conduct.
The speaker, Vaiśampāyana, states his settled intention: after deciding on departure and other pending matters, he will go the next day to meet the king, marking a transition toward an audience with royal authority.