प्रहस्तनिर्याणम्
Prahasta’s Departure and the Muster of the Rakshasa Host
नरान्तकःकुम्भहनुर्महानादस्समुन्नतः ।।।।प्रहस्तसचिवाह्येतेनिर्ययुःपरिवार्यतम् ।
narāntakaḥ kumbhahanuḥ mahānādaḥ samunnataḥ |
prahasta-sacivā hy ete niryayuḥ parivārya tam ||6.57.31||
نرانتک، کُمبھہنو، مہاناد اور سَمُنّت—یہ سب پراہستھ کے معتمد ساتھی—اُس کو گھیرے ہوئے ساتھ نکلے۔
Naranthaka, Kumbhahanu, Mahanada, Samunnatha, the adjutants of Prahastha went with him.
It illustrates loyalty and hierarchical support within a command structure. The dharmic lens asks: loyalty is admirable when aligned with satya; when attached to adharma, it becomes complicity—one of the epic’s recurring cautions.
Prahastha departs with named sub-commanders/attendants who escort him as part of the expedition.
Cohesion and disciplined accompaniment (organizational loyalty).