Shloka 28
मागधगिरिव्रजप्रवेशः — Entry into Girivraja and Jarāsandha’s Protocol Inquiry
एवमेव तदा वीर बलिभि: कुकुरान्धकै: । वृष्णिभ्रिश्न महाराज नीतिहेतोरुपेक्षित:
evam eva tadā vīra balibhiḥ kukurāndhakaiḥ | vṛṣṇibhiś ca mahārāja nīti-hetor upekṣitaḥ ||
اے بہادرترین مہاراج! اسی طرح اُس وقت نیتی دھرم کی پاسداری کے لیے طاقتور کُکُر، اَندھک اور وِرِشنی وَنش کے یودھاؤں نے جان بوجھ کر جراسندھ کو نظرانداز کیا۔
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights nīti—prudent, ethically informed statecraft—showing that even powerful groups may choose strategic restraint or deliberate non-engagement when it best serves righteous policy and long-term order.
Vaiśampāyana states that, at that time, the strong warriors of the Kukuras, Andhakas, and Vṛṣṇis collectively chose to disregard Jarāsandha, doing so intentionally for reasons of nīti (political-ethical prudence).