Shloka 195
समन्तपञ्चक-आख्यानम् तथा अक्षौहिणी-प्रमाणनिर्णयः
Samantapañcaka Narrative and the Measure of an Akṣauhiṇī
पुनर्द्धतवनं चैव पाण्डवा: समुपागता: । घोषयात्रा च गन्धर्वर्यत्र बद्ध: सुयोधन:,तदनन्तर धर्मात्मा पाण्डव पुन: द्वैतवनमें आये। कौरवोंने घोषयात्रा की और गन्धर्वोने दुर्योधनको बन्दी बना लिया
punar Dvaitavanaṃ caiva Pāṇḍavāḥ samupāgatāḥ | ghoṣayātrā ca gandharvair yatra baddhaḥ Suyodhanaḥ ||
त्यानंतर पांडव पुन्हा द्वैतवनात आले. तेथेच कौरवांनी घोषयात्रा केली आणि तेथेच गंधर्वांनी सुयोधन (दुर्योधन) याला बंदी केले.
राम उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse points to an ethical pattern in the epic: arrogance and the desire to intimidate others (here, the ghoṣayātrā undertaken in a spirit of display and provocation) can rebound into disgrace. Dharma calls for measured response—neither gloating at an enemy’s fall nor acting from spite, but choosing conduct guided by righteousness and long-term consequences.
After some intervening events, the Pāṇḍavas return to Dvaitavana during their forest exile. In the same region, the Kauravas conduct a ghoṣayātrā, and Duryodhana (Suyodhana) is captured and bound by the Gandharvas, setting up a tense moment that tests how the Pāṇḍavas will respond to their rival’s misfortune.