Shloka 9
तवाज्ञया पार्थिव निर्विशड्का विहाय मानं॑ विचरन् वनानि समीपवासेन विलोभितास्ते ज्ञास्यन्ति नास्मानपकृष्टदेशान्,'भूपशिरोमणे! आपकी आज्ञासे हम मानापमानका विचार छोड़कर नि:शंक हो वनमें विचरते रहेंगे। पहले किसी निकटवर्ती स्थानमें रहकर दुर्योधन आदिके मनमें वहीं खोज करनेका लोभ उत्पन्न करेंगे और फिर वहाँसे दूर देशमें चले जायँगे, जिससे उन्हें हमारा पता न लग सकेगा
tavājñayā pārthiva nirviśaṅkā vihāya mānaṁ vicaran vanāni | samīpavāsena vilobhitās te jñāsyanti nāsmān apakṛṣṭadeśān ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “By your command, O king, we shall cast aside all concern for honor and dishonor and roam the forests without fear. First, by staying for a time in a nearby place, we will entice them into thinking the search should be conducted there; then we will move on to a far-off region, so that they will not be able to discover our whereabouts.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined obedience and strategic restraint: setting aside personal pride (honor/dishonor) to follow rightful instruction and protect a larger dharmic aim through prudent concealment.
The speaker explains a plan to avoid being found: they will first stay near enough to mislead the searchers into focusing locally, then shift to a distant region so their true location remains undiscovered.