Shloka 39
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 130: Kuntī’s Instruction on Rājadharma and Daṇḍanīti
आमन्त्र्य प्रस्थितं शौरिं रथस्थं पुरुषर्षभ । अनुजममुर्महेष्वासा: प्रवीरा भरतर्षभा:,नरश्रेष्ठ जनमेजय! तत्पश्चात् रथपर बैठकर प्रस्थानके लिये उद्यत हुए भगवान् श्रीकृष्णससे पूछकर भरतवंशके महाथनुर्धर उत्कृष्ट वीर उनके पीछे कुछ दूरतक गये
āmantṛya prasthitaṁ śauriṁ rathasthaṁ puruṣarṣabha | anujam amur maheṣvāsāḥ pravīrā bharatarṣabhāḥ || narāśreṣṭha janamejaya! tatpaścāt rathapara baiṭhakara prasthānake liye udyata hue bhagavān śrīkṛṣṇase pūchakara bharatavaṁśake mahādhanuḥdhar utkṛṣṭa vīra unake pīche kucha dūrataka gaye ||
ನರಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಜನಮೇಜಯ! ನಂತರ ರಥದಲ್ಲಿ ಆಸೀನನಾಗಿ ಹೊರಡಲು ಸಿದ್ಧನಾಗಿದ್ದ ಶೌರಿ (ಶ್ರೀಕೃಷ್ಣ)ಯಿಂದ ಅನುಮತಿ ಪಡೆದು, ಭರತವಂಶದ ಆ ಪ್ರವರ ಮಹಾಧನುರ್ಧರ ವೀರರು ಕೆಲದೂರವರೆಗೆ ಅವನ ಹಿಂದೆ ಅನುಸರಿಸಿದರು।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic conduct through respectful leave-taking and honoring a revered leader: even mighty warriors express humility and regard by accompanying Kṛṣṇa for a distance, showing that strength is guided by etiquette and reverence.
Kṛṣṇa (Śauri) is seated on his chariot and ready to depart. After formally taking leave of him, the foremost Bharata warriors—renowned archers—walk/ride behind him for some distance as a mark of honor, while Vaiśampāyana narrates this to King Janamejaya.