Shloka 29
Daitya-āśvāsana of Duryodhana; Karṇa’s assurance and the mobilization of the Kaurava host
गव्यूतिमात्रे न्यवसद् राजा दुर्योधनस्तदा । प्रयातो वाहनै: सर्वैस्ततो द्वैतवनं सर:,नगरसे दो कोस दूर जाकर राजा दुर्योधनने पड़ाव डाल दिया। फिर वहाँसे समस्त वाहनोंके साथ द्वैतवन एवं सरोवरकी ओर प्रस्थान किया
gavyūtimātre nyavasad rājā duryodhanas tadā | prayāto vāhanaiḥ sarvais tato dvaitavanaṃ saraḥ ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Noon, huminto si Haring Duryodhana matapos makalayo lamang ng isang gavyūti. Mula roon, kasama ang lahat ng kanyang mga sasakyan at sinasakyan, nagpatuloy siya patungo sa gubat ng Dvaitavana at sa lawa nito.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how outward power—an entourage of vehicles and royal movement—can mask inner motives like pride and provocation. In the Vana Parva context, such pride becomes a cause of further conflict and personal downfall, implying the ethical need for restraint and right intention.
Vaiśampāyana reports that Duryodhana makes a short halt after traveling a gavyūti, then proceeds with his full retinue toward the Dvaitavana forest and its lake, setting up the next events connected with his encounter and ensuing tensions in that region.