Shloka 10
Kuntī–Brāhmaṇa Saṃvāda on Atithi-dharma and Crisis Strategy (Ādi Parva 149)
इयं वारिपथे युक्ता नौरप्सु सुखगामिनी । मोचयिष्यति व: सर्वानस्माद् देशान्न संशय:,“यह नौका जलमार्गके लिये उपयुक्त है। जलमें यह बड़ी सुगमतासे चलनेवाली है। यह नाव तुम सब लोगोंको इस देशसे दूर छोड़ देगी, इसमें संदेह नहीं है”
iyam vāripathe yuktā naur apsu sukhagāminī | mocayiṣyati vaḥ sarvān asmād deśān na saṃśayaḥ |
毗舍摩波耶那说道：“此舟适于水路行旅；在水上行进轻捷自如。它必将载你们众人离开此地——毫无疑问。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes practical wisdom joined with reassurance: when a reliable means of passage is available, fear and uncertainty should be set aside, and one should proceed with confidence grounded in clear capability (“no doubt”).
Vaiśaṃpāyana describes a boat prepared for water-travel and assures the group that it will safely carry them away from the present region, indicating an imminent departure or escape by river/sea route.