Shloka 31
पृथक्छास्त्रविद: सर्वे सर्वे मन्त्रविशारदा: । संधिविग्रहकालज्ञा मन्त्राय समुपाविशन्
vaiśampāyana uvāca | pṛthakchāstravidaḥ sarve sarve mantraviśāradāḥ | saṃdhivigrahakālajñā mantrāya samupāviśan |
তাঁরা সকলেই পৃথক পৃথক শাস্ত্রে পারদর্শী, সকলেই পরামর্শে নিপুণ, এবং সন্ধি-বিদ্বেষ (সন্ধি ও বিগ্রহ)-এর যথাযথ সময় জানতেন; তাই তারা মন্ত্রণা করতে একত্রে বসিলেন।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights prudent leadership: true counsel requires learning, strategic competence, and a sense of timing—knowing when to seek alliance (saṃdhi) and when to accept conflict (vigraha). Ethical governance is shown as disciplined deliberation rather than impulsive action.
The group withdraws to a distance and sits together to consult. They are preparing for the next phase—beginning their period of living incognito—and therefore deliberate carefully, drawing on their knowledge of śāstra and political strategy.