Shloka 27
Draupadī-apaharaṇa-saṃdeśaḥ
Report of Draupadī’s Abduction and the Pāṇḍavas’ Pursuit
वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुकक््त्वा परिष्वज्य दैत्यास्तं राजकुञ्जरम् । समाश्चास्य च दुर्धर्ष पुत्रवद् दानवर्षभा:
vaiśampāyana uvāca | evam uktvā pariṣvajya daityās taṃ rāja-kuñjaram | samāśvāsya ca durdharṣaṃ putravad dānava-vṛṣabhāḥ ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは言った。かく語り終えると、ダイティヤたちは「王の中の象」（ドゥルヨーダナ）を抱きしめた。雄牛のごときダーナヴァらは、屈しがたい王子を我が子のように慰め、決意を揺るぎなくした。ついで甘美な言葉をもって暇を与え、出でて敵に勝利せよと促した。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral ambiguity of encouragement: affection and reassurance can strengthen resolve, but when directed toward enmity and conquest it can propel one further from restraint and dharma, accelerating the path to destructive conflict.
After speaking to Duryodhana, the Daityas/Danavas embrace him, comfort him like a son, stabilize his determination, and then give him leave to depart with the exhortation to go and secure victory over his enemies.