Shloka 266
अध्याय १: महाप्रस्थानारम्भः
The Commencement of the Great Departure
कृपप्रभृतयश्चैव युयुत्सुं पर्यवारयन् । धीरे-धीरे समस्त पुरवासी और कृपाचार्य आदि युयुत्सुको घेरकर उनके साथ ही लौट आये
kṛpaprabhṛtayaś caiva yuyutsuṃ paryavārayan | dhīre-dhīre samasta-puravāsī ca kṛpācārya-ādayaḥ yuyutsukaṃ gherakara tena sahaiva nivṛttāḥ |
Vaiśampāyana nói: “Kṛpa và những người khác đã vây quanh Yuyutsu. Rồi dần dần, toàn thể dân chúng trong thành—cùng với thầy Kṛpācārya và các bạn đồng hành—bao bọc lấy Yuyutsu và trở về cùng chàng.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
In the post-war collapse of the Kuru world, the verse highlights ethical restraint and communal responsibility: elders and citizens do not act rashly but carefully gather around and escort the remaining righteous figure, preserving social order and protecting a dharmic survivor.
Kṛpācārya and others, along with the townspeople, encircle Yuyutsu and then return with him, indicating a controlled, collective movement—an escort or protective withdrawal—during the somber aftermath leading into the great departure (mahāprasthāna).