Shloka 22
Vidura’s Recall from Kāmyaka-vana and Reconciliation with Dhṛtarāṣṭra (विदुरानयनम् / क्षमायाचनम्)
एवमुकक््त्वा सुसंरब्धा रथै: सर्वे पृथक्पृथक् । निर्ययु: पाण्डवान् हन्तुं सहिता: कृतनिश्चया:,इस प्रकार आपसमें बातचीत करके रोष और जोशगमें भरे हुए वे सब पृथक्-पृथक् रथोंपर बैठकर पाण्डवोंके वधका निश्चय करके एक साथ नगरसे बाहर निकले
evam uktvā susaṁrabdhā rathaiḥ sarve pṛthak-pṛthak | niryayuḥ pāṇḍavān hantuṁ sahitāḥ kṛta-niścayāḥ ||
Pagkatapos nilang mag-usap nang gayon, silang lahat—nag-aalab sa galit at pagkasabik—ay sumakay sa kani-kaniyang karwahe. Nagkaisa sa layunin at matatag sa pasya, sabay-sabay silang lumabas ng lungsod, determinadong patayin ang mga Pāṇḍava.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger and group solidarity, when joined to a fixed resolve, can override dharmic reflection and lead to deliberate harm. It implicitly warns that intention (niścaya) shaped by passion (krodha/saṁrambha) becomes ethically dangerous.
After conferring among themselves, a group—now enraged—mounts their chariots and collectively rides out of the city, each in his own chariot, with the settled aim of killing the Pāṇḍavas.