Shloka 39
अध्याय ९५: चित्राङ्गदस्य गन्धर्वेण सह संग्रामः तथा विचित्रवीर्यस्य राज्याभिषेकः
Chitrāṅgada’s duel with the Gandharva and Vicitravīrya’s consecration
ततः सदार: सामात्य: सपुत्र: ससुहृज्जन: । राजा संवरणस्तस्मात् पलायत महाभयात्,तदनन्तर स्त्री, पुत्र, सुहृद् और मन्त्रियोंक साथ राजा संवरण महान् भयके कारण वहाँसे भाग चले
tataḥ sadāraḥ sāmātyaḥ saputraḥ sasuhr̥jjanaḥ | rājā saṃvaraṇas tasmāt palāyata mahābhayāt ||
Alors le roi Saṃvaraṇa—accompagné de son épouse, de ses ministres, de son fils et de ses amis bienveillants—s’enfuit de ce lieu, poussé par une peur accablante.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights pragmatic royal responsibility: in extreme peril, safeguarding one’s household and dependents may require withdrawal rather than stubbornly holding ground. It frames flight not as mere cowardice but as a response to a threat so great that preservation becomes the immediate duty.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that King Saṃvaraṇa, together with his wife, son, ministers, and friends, leaves the place and escapes because a great fear has arisen, indicating a sudden crisis forcing the royal party into flight.