अध्याय ८२ — केशवप्रयाणे निमित्तदर्शनम्
Omens and Reception During Keśava’s Departure
धृष्टद्युम्न: सपुत्रश्न विराट: केकयै: सह । संसाधनार्थ प्रययु: क्षत्रिया: क्षत्रियर्षभ
dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ saputraś ca virāṭaḥ kekayaiḥ saha | saṃsādhanārthaṃ prayayuḥ kṣatriyāḥ kṣatriyarṣabha kṣatriyaśiromaṇe ||
धृष्टद्युम्न पुत्रांसह आणि केकयांसह राजा विराटही आवश्यक व्यवस्था करण्यासाठी निघाले; हे क्षत्रियश्रेष्ठ, ते सर्व क्षत्रिय कार्यसिद्धीसाठी पुढे गेले।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
The verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma expressed through disciplined coordination, readiness, and proper conduct: leaders and allies act promptly to secure resources and fulfill social-ethical obligations (saṃsādhanārtha and śiṣṭācāra) rather than acting impulsively.
After Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s movement/departure in the Udyoga context, key Pāṇḍava-aligned rulers—Dhṛṣṭadyumna with his sons, Virāṭa, and the Kekayas—set out to make arrangements and to accompany/follow in due order, signaling organized mobilization among allies.