Shloka 15
Droṇācārya’s Assessment of the Pāṇḍavas: Nīti, Kāla, and Intelligence (विराटपर्व, अध्याय २६)
एतच्च कर्णो यत् प्राह सर्वमीहामहे तथा । यथोद्दिष्टं चरा: सर्वे मृगयन्तु यतस्तत:,“कर्णने जो बात कही है, वह सब हम करें। इनके बताये हुए स्थानोंमें जहाँ-तहाँ घूमकर सभी गुप्तचर उनका पता लगावें'
etac ca karṇo yat prāha sarvam īhāmahe tathā | yathoddiṣṭaṃ carāḥ sarve mṛgayantu yatas tataḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana thưa: «Hãy làm đúng mọi điều Karṇa đã đề xuất. Theo chỉ thị, toàn bộ gián điệp hãy đi khắp nơi, lùng sục đây đó và lần theo manh mối (cùng tung tích người) ở bất cứ nơi nào họ có thể ở.»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights rājadharma in practice: rulers rely on organized intelligence (carāḥ) and coordinated action. It underscores disciplined execution of counsel and the ethical weight of statecraft decisions made in a tense, war-prone context.
After Karṇa gives a plan, the group resolves to implement it fully. Spies are ordered to disperse and investigate widely, seeking to discover the relevant persons or facts by searching in many places.