Shloka 27
Daitya-āśvāsana of Duryodhana; Karṇa’s assurance and the mobilization of the Kaurava host
शकटापणवेशाक्र वणिजो वन्दिनस्तथा । नराक्ष मृगयाशीला: शतशो5थ सहस्रश:,बोझ ढोनेके लिये सैकड़ों छकड़े, दुकानें तथा वेष-भूषाकी सामग्रियाँ भी साथ चलीं। वणिक्, वंदीजन तथा आखेटप्रिय मनुष्य सैकड़ों-हजारोंकी संख्यामें साथ गये
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
śakaṭāpaṇa-veśākrā vaṇijo vandinas tathā |
narākṣa-mṛgayā-śīlāḥ śataśo 'tha sahasraśaḥ ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。さらに彼らと共に、百人、千人という人々が加わった――荷車と市の屋台、衣装や装身具の品々、商人と吟遊の讃歌者、そして護衛に携わり狩猟を好む男たちである。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Large royal movements affect the whole social order: commerce, entertainment, and security travel together. The verse highlights interdependence—leadership decisions ripple through livelihoods and public life, implying ethical responsibility toward those who follow.
The narrator describes the scale and composition of those accompanying the main party: wagons and market arrangements, merchants and bards, and many men engaged in protection and hunting—indicating a vast, organized entourage rather than a small group.