Shloka 52
Vyāsa’s Inquiry into Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Tapas and the Identification of Vidura with Dharma
संदिषश् श्रेति कर्तव्यं प्रययुर्भतृभि: सह । द्रौपदी आदि समस्त कौरवस्त्रियोंने अपने श्वशुरको न्यायपूर्वक प्रणाम किया। फिर दोनों सासुओंने उन्हें गलेसे लगाकर आशीर्वाद दे, जानेकी आज्ञा दी और उन्हें उनके कर्तव्यका उपदेश भी दिया। तत्पश्चात् वे अपने पतियोंके साथ चली गयीं || ५०-५१ $ ।।
saṃdiśya śreṣṭhi kartavyaṃ prayayur bhrātṛbhiḥ saha | tataḥ prajajne ninadaḥ sūtānāṃ yujyatām iti |
尤提士提罗说道：“既已受教，明白当行之事，他们便与诸兄弟一同启程。随即车夫之间喧声大作：‘套车！套车！’不久又闻骆驼嘶鸣、骏马长嘶。其后，尤提士提罗王携家中诸妇、诸弟与军旅，再度返回哈斯提那补罗城——一切皆依礼法与职责而行。”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in moments of separation and sorrow, one should act according to kartavya (duty) and maryādā (propriety). The passage highlights disciplined conduct—receiving instruction, organizing departure, and returning to the capital with one’s dependents and forces—showing dharma as steadiness and order amid emotional upheaval.
After formal leave-taking and instructions about proper duties, the party prepares to move. The charioteers raise the call to yoke the chariots, animals cry and neigh, and then King Yudhiṣṭhira—along with the women of the household, his brothers, and soldiers—returns to Hastināpura.