Shloka 46
Ādi-parva Adhyāya 132 — Duryodhana’s Instructions to Purocana at Vāraṇāvata
Lākṣāgṛha Planning
वैशम्पायन उवाच ते तमाज्ञाय तत्त्वेन पुनरागम्य पाण्डवा: | यथावृत्तं वने सर्व द्रोणायाचख्युरद्भुतम्
Vaiśampāyana uvāca: te tam ājñāya tattvena punar āgamya pāṇḍavāḥ | yathāvṛttaṃ vane sarvaṃ droṇāyācakhyur adbhutam ||
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वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights ethical fidelity to truth in narration: after verifying a person’s identity and the facts of an event, one should report the matter accurately (tattvena, yathāvṛttam), especially to a teacher or authority responsible for guidance.
The Pāṇḍavas have encountered a Niṣāda in the forest, learned his true identity, returned, and then told their teacher Droṇa the entire extraordinary incident exactly as it occurred.