Shloka 9
कर्णस्य दानप्रतिज्ञा–शल्योपदेश–वाक्ययुद्धम्
Karna’s Gift-Vows, Shalya’s Counsel, and the Battle of Words
अथ पाण्डुसुता: सर्वे परिवार्य युधिष्ठिरम्
atha pāṇḍusutāḥ sarve parivārya yudhiṣṭhiram
তখন পাণ্ডুর সকল পুত্র যুধিষ্ঠিরকে ঘিরে তাঁর চারদিকে সমবেত হলেন—ভ্রাতৃধর্মে উদ্বুদ্ধ হয়ে, একতা ও রক্ষার সংকল্পে।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights collective responsibility around righteous leadership: in moments of danger and ethical pressure, those committed to dharma support and protect the one bearing the heaviest moral burden, reinforcing unity and duty over fear or self-interest.
Sañjaya reports that the Pāṇḍavas (Pāṇḍu’s sons) move in and surround Yudhiṣṭhira, forming a protective and supportive circle around their elder brother as the battle situation intensifies.