Shloka 25
Daitya-āśvāsana of Duryodhana; Karṇa’s assurance and the mobilization of the Kaurava host
त॑ निर्यान्तं महाबाहुं द्रष्ट द्वैतवनं सर: । पौराश्चानुययु: सर्वे सहदारा वनं च तत्,द्वैतववन नामक सरोवर तथा वनको देखनेके लिये यात्रा करनेवाले महाबाहु दुर्योधनके पीछे समस्त पुरवासी भी अपनी स्त्रियोंको साथ लेकर गये
taṁ niryāntaṁ mahābāhuṁ draṣṭuṁ dvaitavanaṁ saraḥ | paurāś cānuyayuḥ sarve sahadārā vanaṁ ca tat ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。強大な腕をもつドゥルヨーダナが、ドヴァイタヴァナの湖とその森を見に出立すると、都の民は皆、妻たちを伴って彼の後に従った。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler’s personal aims and displays can mobilize society; leadership carries responsibility because private impulses easily become public actions affecting many.
Duryodhana sets out to see the lake and forest of Dvaitavana, and the citizens of the city follow him, bringing their wives along, turning the outing into a large procession.