Mahabharata 4.30.19 — Virata Parva, Adhyaya 30, Shloka 19
Virāṭa’s Mobilization to Recover the Cattle (गोधनरक्षणार्थ विराटस्य सैन्यसमायोजनम्)
वैशम्पायन उवाच ततो दुर्योधनो राजा वाक्यमादाय तस्य तत् | वैकर्तनस्य कर्णस्य क्षिप्रमाज्ञापपत् स्वयम्
vaiśampāyana uvāca | tato duryodhano rājā vākyam ādāya tasya tat | vaikartanasya karṇasya kṣipram ājñāpayat svayam |
வைசம்பாயனர் கூறினார்—அதன்பின் அரசன் துரியோதனன், சூதபுத்திரன் கர்ணனின் அந்த ஆலோசனையை ஏற்று, தானே உடனே ஆணை பிறப்பித்தான்.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
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The verse highlights how a ruler’s choice of whose counsel to accept shapes outcomes: Duryodhana treats Karṇa’s words as decisive and acts at once, illustrating leadership driven by alliance and resolve rather than restraint or reconciliation.
After hearing Karṇa’s counsel, Duryodhana immediately issues orders to set actions in motion—beginning rapid preparations that advance the Kauravas’ next move in the Virāṭa episode.
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