Shloka 23
अश्वत्थाम-शापः, परिक्षिद्भविष्यत्, मणि-न्यासः
Aśvatthāman’s Curse, Parikṣit’s Future, and the Mani’s Restitution
वैशम्पायन उवाच ततस्ते पुरुषव्याप्रा: सदश्वैरनिलोपमै: । अभ्ययु: सहदाशार्हा: शिबिरं पुनरेव हि,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--राजन! भगवान् श्रीकृष्ण-सहित वे पुरुषसिंह पाण्डव वहाँसे वायुके समान वेगशाली उत्तम घोड़ोंद्वारा पुन: अपने शिविरमें आ पहुँचे
vaiśampāyana uvāca | tataste puruṣavyāprāḥ sadaśvair anilopamaiḥ | abhyayuḥ sahadāśārhāḥ śibiraṃ punar eva hi ||
वैशम्पायन उवाच—ततस्ते पुरुषव्याघ्राः सदश्वैरनिलोपमैः। अभ्ययुः सहदाशार्हाः शिबिरं पुनरेव हि॥
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid the moral darkness of war’s aftermath, disciplined action and vigilance are required. The heroes’ swift return with Kṛṣṇa highlights purposeful movement under guidance, suggesting steadiness and responsibility rather than complacency.
After the events leading into this section of the Sauptika Parva, the heroes—accompanied by Śrī Kṛṣṇa—mount excellent, wind-swift horses and return again to their military camp.