Shloka 5
Ādi-parva Adhyāya 141: Bhīma–Hiḍimba Confrontation and Protective Discourse
ततो वातसहां नावं यन्त्रयुक्तां पताकिनीम् । ऊर्मिक्षमां दृढां कृत्वा कुन्तीमिदमुवाच ह,उन्होंने एक सुदृढ़ नाव बनवायी, जिसे चलानेके लिये उसमें यन्त्र- लगाया गया था। वह वायुके वेग और लहरोंके थपेड़ोंका सामना करनेमें समर्थ थी। उसमें झंडियाँ और पताकाएँ फहरा रही थीं। उस नावको तैयार कराके विदुरजीने कुन्तीसे कहा--
tato vātasahāṃ nāvaṃ yantrayuktāṃ patākinīm | ūrmikṣamāṃ dṛḍhāṃ kṛtvā kuntīm idam uvāca ha |
Pagkaraan, ipinagawa niya ang isang matibay na bangka—may mga kasangkapang pangpagana, may mga watawat at bandila, at kayang salagin ang bagsik ng hangin at hampas ng alon. Nang maihanda ang bangka, sinabi ni Vidura kay Kuntī ang ganito—
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma in peril often expresses itself as wise prevention and protection: taking practical, nonviolent precautions to safeguard those at risk, guided by discernment rather than impulsive retaliation.
A specially prepared, wind- and wave-resistant boat—equipped with operating mechanisms and decorated with flags—is readied, and Vidura then speaks to Kuntī, indicating a planned, careful course of action amid danger.