Shloka 15
धृतराष्ट्रस्य पश्चात्तापः तथा वनप्रस्थानानुज्ञा | Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Remorse and Request for Forest-Retirement
चारयेथाश्ष सततं चारैरविदित: परै: | परीक्षितैर्बहुविधै: स्वराष्ट्प्रतिवासिभि:
cārayethāś ca satataṃ cārair aviditaḥ paraiḥ | parīkṣitair bahuvidhaiḥ svarāṣṭra-prativāsibhiḥ ||
毗湿摩波耶那说道：“当以密探常常监视敌人，而使自己不为其所知。应遣用多种探子——皆已试验可信，且为本国之民——使你不断得知敌方隐秘意图，并谨慎用心，使敌人不得窥知你的机密。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler should practice vigilant, continuous intelligence-gathering through trustworthy, well-tested agents—preferably rooted in the home territory—while ensuring operational secrecy so that the enemy cannot learn the ruler’s own plans.
Vaiśampāyana conveys a counsel of governance: the use of diverse, vetted spies to uncover an enemy’s concealed intentions, coupled with careful measures to keep one’s own affairs hidden from hostile powers.