Shloka 16
कुरुसभायां केशवागमन-सत्कारविधानम् / Preparations to Honor Keśava at the Kuru Court
पश्यन् बहुपशून् ग्रामान् रम्यान् हृदयतोषणान् | पुराणि च व्यतिक्रामन् राष्ट्रीणि विविधानि च
paśyan bahupaśūn grāmān ramyān hṛdayatoṣaṇān | purāṇi ca vyatikrāman rāṣṭrīṇi vividhāni ca ||
旅を続けるうち、彼らは牛や家畜に富む村々を数多く目にした。いずれも眺めて麗しく、心を喜ばせるところであった。それらの集落を過ぎ、さらに進んで、多くの古い都とさまざまな国々を越えて行った。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ideal markers of a well-ordered realm—villages thriving with livestock and settlements that bring contentment—implying that prosperity and social stability are visible signs of good governance and dharmic order, even as the narrative moves toward political crisis.
Vaiśampāyana describes the travelers’ onward movement: they observe many prosperous, pleasing villages and then continue their route, passing beyond old towns and crossing multiple kingdoms as they proceed toward their destination.