Shloka 26
पाण्डोः श्राद्धं, सत्यवत्याः वनगमनम्, बाल्यस्पर्धा च
Pāṇḍu’s Śrāddha, Satyavatī’s Withdrawal, and Childhood Rivalry
निशम्य वचन भर्तुर्वनवासे धृतात्मन: । तत्समं वचन कुन्ती माद्री च समभाषताम्,वनवासके लिये दृढ़ निश्चय करनेवाले पतिदेवका यह वचन सुनकर कुन्ती और माद्रीने उनके योग्य बात कही--
niśamya vacanaṁ bhartur vanavāse dhṛtātmanaḥ | tatsamaṁ vacanaṁ kuntī mādrī ca samabhāṣatām ||
ครั้นได้ฟังถ้อยคำของสวามีผู้แน่วแน่ต่อการพำนักในป่าแล้ว กุนตีและมาทรีก็กล่าวตอบด้วยวาจาอันสมควรและทัดเทียมกับพระดำริของพระองค์
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Steadfast resolve in dharma invites a corresponding, supportive response: when a leader of the household embraces disciplined renunciation (vanavāsa) with self-control (dhṛtātman), those bound by duty and affection respond in harmony, speaking and acting in ways that uphold the shared ethical path.
The narrator reports that after hearing their husband’s determined decision to live in the forest, Kuntī and Mādrī answer him together. Their reply is described as ‘matching’ his words—indicating agreement, support, and an appropriate, dignified response to his resolve.