Shloka 17
Drupada’s Instruction to the Purohita for the Kaurava Embassy (द्रुपदोपदेशः दूतप्रेषणम्)
स भवान् पुष्ययोगेन मुहूर्तेन जयेन च । कौरवेयान् प्रयात्वाशु कौन्तेयस्यार्थसिद्धये
sa bhavān puṣyayogena muhūrtena jayena ca | kauraveyān prayātvāśu kaunteyasyārthasiddhaye ||
德鲁帕达说道：“愿你在吉祥的补沙星宿相合之时，并于名为‘阇耶’的胜利吉时，迅速前往俱卢族（迦罗婆）那里，使昆蒂之子（坚战）的事业得以成就。”
दुपद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights prudent statecraft: righteous aims should be pursued through timely, well-judged action—here symbolized by choosing an auspicious moment for a diplomatic mission intended to secure Yudhiṣṭhira’s rightful objective.
Drupada instructs an emissary to depart immediately for the Kauravas, timing the journey with the Puṣya nakṣatra and the ‘Jaya’ muhūrta, so that Yudhiṣṭhira’s intended goal in the tense pre-war negotiations may be successfully achieved.