Shloka 96
काकोपमोपदेशः
The Crow-and-Swan Exemplum as Counsel to Karṇa
सारथिं चोदयामास याहि यत्र सुयोधन: । तब मदस्रावी हाथीके समान कुपित हुए राजा युधिष्ठिरने भी अपने सारथिको आज्ञा दी, “जहाँ दुर्योधन है, वहीं चलो”
sārathiṁ codayāmāsa yāhi yatra suyodhanaḥ |
Sañjaya berkata: Maka Yudhiṣṭhira, bangkit dalam amarah, mendesak saisnya, “Majulah—pergilah ke tempat Suyodhana (Duryodhana) berada.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights purposeful action in dharma-yuddha: a leader must keep focus on the decisive objective and face the chief source of conflict directly, rather than being diverted by lesser engagements.
Sañjaya reports that Yudhiṣṭhira orders his charioteer to drive toward Duryodhana (Suyodhana), indicating Yudhiṣṭhira’s intent to engage the Kaurava leader on the battlefield.