Shloka 3
द्रोणाभिमुखानां निवारण-युद्धम् / Interceptions on the Droṇa-front
दीर्घ विप्रोषित: कालमरण्ये जटिलो5जिनी । अज्ञातश्वैव लोकस्य विजहार युधिष्िर:
dīrgha-viproṣitaḥ kālam araṇye jaṭilo 'jinī | ajñātaś caiva lokasya vijahāra yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ||
Dhṛtarāṣṭra berkata: “Untuk waktu yang lama Yudhiṣṭhira hidup jauh dari rakyatnya, tinggal di hutan—berambut gimbal, berselimut kulit rusa—tak dikenal dunia, menjalani hari-harinya dalam penyamaran.”
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadfast endurance and disciplined restraint: even a rightful king like Yudhiṣṭhira can accept hardship, live simply, and remain unobtrusive when dharma and circumstance require patience rather than display of power.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra recalls/notes Yudhiṣṭhira’s prolonged forest sojourn—living like an ascetic with matted hair and a deerskin—staying unrecognized by the wider world, emphasizing the Pāṇḍavas’ concealed and austere life during exile.