Shloka 11
द्रौपदी-शैब्यसंवादः — Draupadī’s Identification and Counsel on Hospitality
भ्रातरश्वैव मे सर्वे यान्त्वद्य स्वपुरं प्रति
bhrātaraś caiva me sarve yāntv adya svapuraṃ prati
ਦੁਰਯੋਧਨ ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ—“ਮੇਰੇ ਸਾਰੇ ਭਰਾ ਅੱਜ ਹੀ ਆਪਣੇ ਨਗਰ ਵੱਲ ਚਲੇ ਜਾਣ।”
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the exercise of authority and the pull of kinship loyalty: a leader issues a clear directive to preserve or regroup his own side. Ethically, it can be read as emphasizing responsibility for one’s dependents, while also hinting at the self-interested, faction-centered decision-making that often drives conflict in the epic.
Duryodhana speaks and orders that all his brothers should depart and head back toward their own city. The line functions as a practical instruction—an immediate decision to return home rather than remain in the current setting.