Shloka 28
Sabhā-praveśa, Dāna, and the Courtly Convergence (सभा-प्रवेशः दानं च)
सुधर्मा चानिरुद्धश्न श्रुतायुश्न महाबल: । अनूपराजो दुर्धर्ष: क्रमजिच्च सुदर्शन:
sudharmā cāniruddhaś ca śrutāyuś ca mahābalaḥ | anūparājo durdharṣaḥ kramajic ca sudarśanaḥ ||
বৈশম্পায়নে ক’লে— সুধৰ্মা আৰু অনিৰুদ্ধ; মহাবলী শ্ৰুতায়ু; দুৰ্ধৰ্ষ অনূপরাজ; ক্ৰমজিত; আৰু সুদৰ্শনো তাত উপস্থিত আছিল।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse primarily serves a narrative function—cataloguing notable figures—yet it implicitly highlights the Mahābhārata’s ethical-political world where fame, strength, and the capacity to protect or challenge order are socially significant qualities of rulers and warriors.
Vaiśampāyana continues an enumeration of prominent persons (likely kings/warriors) connected with the events surrounding the royal assembly setting in the Sabha Parva, identifying them by name and occasionally by a defining epithet such as ‘greatly strong’ or ‘hard to assail.’