Shloka 46
Ādi-parva Adhyāya 132 — Duryodhana’s Instructions to Purocana at Vāraṇāvata
Lākṣāgṛha Planning
वैशम्पायन उवाच ते तमाज्ञाय तत्त्वेन पुनरागम्य पाण्डवा: | यथावृत्तं वने सर्व द्रोणायाचख्युरद्भुतम्
Vaiśampāyana uvāca: te tam ājñāya tattvena punar āgamya pāṇḍavāḥ | yathāvṛttaṃ vane sarvaṃ droṇāyācakhyur adbhutam ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: Setelah benar-benar mengetahui siapakah orang Niṣāda itu, para Pāṇḍava pun kembali. Lalu mereka menceritakan kepada Droṇa dengan lengkap peristiwa menakjubkan yang berlaku di dalam rimba—sebagaimana adanya, tanpa disembunyikan atau diputarbelitkan.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights ethical fidelity to truth in narration: after verifying a person’s identity and the facts of an event, one should report the matter accurately (tattvena, yathāvṛttam), especially to a teacher or authority responsible for guidance.
The Pāṇḍavas have encountered a Niṣāda in the forest, learned his true identity, returned, and then told their teacher Droṇa the entire extraordinary incident exactly as it occurred.