Shloka 2
Śikhaṇḍin’s Transformation, Daśārṇa Verification, and Kubera’s Conditional Curse
Udyoga Parva 193
युधिछिर उवाच धार्तराष्ट्रस्य सैन्येषु ये चारपुरुषा मम । ते प्रवृत्ति प्रयच्छन्ति ममेमां व्युषितां निशाम्,युधिष्ठिर बोले--धृतराष्ट्रकी सेनामें जो मेरे गुप्तचर नियुक्त हैं, उन्होंने मुझे यह समाचार दिया है कि इसी विगत रात्रिमें दुर्योधनने महान् व्रतधारी गंगानन्दन भीष्मसे यह प्रश्न॒ किया था कि प्रभो! आप पाण्डवोंकी सेनाका कितने समयमें संहार कर सकते हैं
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca dhārtarāṣṭrasya sainyeṣu ye cārapuruṣā mama | te pravṛttiṃ prayacchanti mamemāṃ vyuṣitāṃ niśām ||
યુધિષ્ઠિર બોલ્યા—ધૃતરાષ્ટ્રની સેનામાં રહેલા મારા ગુપ્તચરોએ ગઈ રાતની ઘટનાઓનો અહેવાલ મને આપ્યો છે।
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in a dharma-framed conflict, responsible leadership requires vigilance and accurate information. The verse highlights the ethical necessity of informed decision-making through legitimate intelligence, rather than impulsive action.
Yudhiṣṭhira begins by stating that his agents embedded in the Kaurava forces have brought him a report about events that occurred during the previous night, setting up the disclosure of the enemy’s deliberations.