Shloka 41
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 130: Kuntī’s Instruction on Rājadharma and Daṇḍanīti
ततो रथेन शुभ्रेण महता किडुकिणीकिना । कुरूणां पश्यतां द्रष्टं स््वसारं स पितुर्यया
tato rathena śubhreṇa mahatā kiḍukiṇīkinā | kurūṇāṃ paśyatāṃ draṣṭuṃ svasāraṃ sa pitur yayā ||
Kemudian ia berangkat dengan kereta perang yang putih cemerlang dan besar, berdering oleh hiasan yang bergemerincing; di hadapan pandangan para Kuru ia pergi untuk menemui saudari perempuannya yang telah tinggal di rumah ayahnya.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that dharma in a royal setting includes visible, socially accountable fulfillment of family obligations—acts like visiting and honoring kin are performed with propriety before the community, reinforcing ethical order.
A male figure departs in a splendid, ornamented chariot to visit his sister who is associated with her father’s house, and this departure occurs in full view of the Kurus, indicating a formal, court-observed action.