Shloka 22
Parīkṣit-janma-saṃkaṭa and Kuntī’s petition to Vāsudeva (परिक्षिज्जन्मसंकटं कुन्त्याः प्रार्थना च)
000४7 222६ चर ॥ > कु कं |! २0०४० १॥७ ( / हि आ. बा हि गोयुते गोयुते चैव न्यवसत् पुरुषर्षभ:,राजन! वे वाहनोंपर बोझ अधिक होनेके कारण दो-दो कोसपर मुकाम देते जाते थे। द्रव्यके भारसे कष्ट पाती हुई वह विशाल सेना उन कुरुश्रेष्ठ वीरोंका हर्ष बढ़ाती हुई बड़ी कठिनाईसे नगरकी ओर उस धनको ले जा रही थी
Vaiśampāyana uvāca | rājann, ve vāhanopari bhāraḥ adhikaḥ bhavatīti kāraṇāt te dvau-dvau krośau prati nyavasan | dravyasya bhāreṇa kliśyamānā sā viśālā senā kurūśreṣṭha-vīrāṇāṃ harṣaṃ vardhayantī mahā-kaṣṭena nagaraṃ prati tad dhanaṃ nināya |
Vaiśampāyana said: O King, because the load upon the vehicles was excessive, they halted at intervals of two krośas. That vast army, strained by the weight of the goods, yet increasing the joy and confidence of the foremost Kuru heroes, carried that wealth toward the city only with great difficulty. The passage underscores how material gain, even when rightful, demands discipline, endurance, and orderly conduct from those who bear it.
वैशम्पायन उवाच