Shloka 78
Ādi-parva Adhyāya 132 — Duryodhana’s Instructions to Purocana at Vāraṇāvata
Lākṣāgṛha Planning
ततो दुर्योधनादींसस््तान् धार्तराष्ट्रानू महायशा: । तेनैव क्रमयोगेन जिज्ञासु: पर्यपृच्छत
tato duryodhanādīṁs tān dhārtarāṣṭrān mahāyaśāḥ | tenaiva kramayogena jijñāsuḥ paryapṛcchat tad-anantaram ||
ついで名高き師は、同じ順序でドゥルヨーダナらドリタラーシュトラの子らを呼び寄せた。試みんとして、まったく同じ仕方で問いただしたのである。この場面は、弟子たちの気質や後のダルマにおける選択が分かれようとも、教えと評価は偏りなく施されるべきことを示している。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A teacher’s duty is to assess students consistently and without favoritism; the same standards are applied to all, even when their later ethical choices differ.
After examining the earlier group in a set order, the teacher next calls Duryodhana and the other Kaurava princes and questions them in the same sequence to test their abilities and dispositions.