Shloka 10
अध्याय ९ — धृतराष्ट्रस्य युधिष्ठिरं प्रति राजनित्युपदेशः
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Counsel on Royal Policy to Yudhiṣṭhira
ततः संधाय ते सर्वे वाक्यान्यथ समासत: । एकस्मिन् ब्राह्मणे राजन् निवेश्योचुर्नराधिपम्,राजन्! तदनन्तर एकमत होकर उन सब लोगोंने थोड़ेमें अपनी सारी बातें कहनेका भार एक ब्राह्मणपर रखा। उन ब्राह्मणके द्वारा ही उन्होंने राजासे अपनी बात कही इति श्रीमहाभारते आश्रमवासिके पर्वणि आश्रमवासपर्वणि प्रकृतिसान्त्वने दशमो<ध्याय:
tataḥ sandhāya te sarve vākyāny atha samāsataḥ | ekasmin brāhmaṇe rājan niveśyocur narādhipam ||
Vaiśaṃpāyana said: Then all of them, having conferred together, condensed their words; and, O King, placing the responsibility of speaking upon a single brāhmaṇa, they addressed the lord of men (the king) through him. The scene underscores a deliberate, orderly approach to counsel—entrusting speech to a qualified spokesman so that the message is conveyed with restraint and propriety.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Collective counsel should be conveyed with discipline: after deliberation, speech is summarized and entrusted to a competent, respected spokesman, reflecting restraint (saṃyama) and propriety in addressing authority.
A group consults among themselves, compresses their message, and appoints one brāhmaṇa to speak on their behalf to the king, ensuring an orderly and authoritative presentation.