Shloka 25
धृतराष्ट्र-संजय-संवादः — दुर्योधनस्य ह्रदप्रवेशः
Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Saṃjaya Dialogue: Duryodhana’s Entry into the Lake
तांस्तथा पुरतो दृष्टवा सौबलस्य पदानुगान्
tāṁs tathā purato dṛṣṭvā saubalasya padānugān
ສັນຊະຍະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ເມື່ອເຫັນພວກເຂົາຢູ່ຂ້າງໜ້າດັ່ງນັ້ນ—ຜູ້ທີ່ຕາມຮອຍຕີນຂອງສາວບາລະ—ເຂົາໄດ້ເຫັນກອງນັ້ນກໍາລັງຄືບໜ້າພາຍໃຕ້ການນໍາຂອງຊະກຸນິ; ມັນເປັນຄໍາເຕືອນວ່າ ການລອຍຕາມຜູ້ນໍາທີ່ມີອຸບາຍກົນ ອາດຊັກນໍານັກຮົບໄປສູ່ທາງເລືອກອັນພິນາດກາງສົງຄາມ.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral risk of uncritical imitation: following a leader’s ‘footsteps’—especially one known for cunning—can entangle people in ethically compromised actions and destructive outcomes in the pressure of war.
Sañjaya reports that a group is seen directly ahead, identified as those aligned with and acting under Saubala (Śakuni), indicating the presence and movement of Śakuni’s adherents on the battlefield.