Shloka 2
वैशम्पायन उवाच अनुज्ञातांस्तान् विदित्वा धृतराष्ट्रेण धीमता । राजन् दुःशासन: क्षिप्रं जगाम भ्रातरं प्रति
vaiśampāyana uvāca
anujñātāṁs tān viditvā dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa dhīmatā |
rājan duḥśāsanaḥ kṣipraṁ jagāma bhrātaraṁ prati ||
ไวศัมปายนกล่าวว่า “ข้าแต่พระราชา ครั้นทุศศาสนะรู้ว่า ธฤตราษฏระผู้ทรงปรีชาประทานอนุญาตแก่พวกเขาแล้ว เขาก็รีบไปหาพี่ชายของตนโดยพลัน”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how decisions made under royal authority can become catalysts for further action—ethical or unethical—depending on the intentions of those who respond. Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s permission is neutral in form, but Duḥśāsana’s hurried report signals a mind driven by factional interest rather than impartial dharma.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra grants leave (to the Pāṇḍavas and their party). Duḥśāsana learns of this and immediately goes to his brother (Duryodhana) to inform him, setting up the next exchange among the Kauravas and their advisers.