Shloka 9
मृगस्वप्नदर्शनम्
The Deer’s Dream-Appeal and the Move to Kāmyaka
सस्वनानधिरोहध्वं नित्यसज्जानिमान् रथान् | इन्द्रसेनादिभि: सूतै: कृतशस्त्रैरधिष्ठितान्
sasvanān adhirohadhvaṁ nityasajjān imān rathān | indrasenādibhiḥ sūtaiḥ kṛtaśastrair adhiṣṭhitān ||
युधिष्ठिर म्हणाला—गंभीर नाद करणाऱ्या, सदैव सज्ज असलेल्या या रथांवर त्वरित आरूढ व्हा. इन्द्रसेन आदी कुशल सारथी शस्त्रसज्ज होऊन त्यांवर अधिष्ठित आहेत.
युधिषछ्िर उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler grounded in dharma must combine restraint with preparedness: ethical leadership includes timely, disciplined readiness to protect others when circumstances demand swift action.
Yudhiṣṭhira issues an urgent order to mount the ever-ready chariots, emphasizing immediate mobilization under capable charioteers like Indrasena, with weapons already prepared.