Shloka 8
प्रसाद्य भक्त्या राजानं प्रीते चैव युधिष्ठिरे । प्रयावस्त्वरितौ योद्धुं सूतपुत्ररथथं प्रति,“राजा युधिष्ठिरको भक्तिभावसे प्रसन्न कर लो। जब वे प्रसन्न हो जायँ, तब हमलोग तुरंत ही युद्धके लिये सूतपुत्रके रथपर चढ़ाई करेंगे
prasādya bhaktyā rājānaṁ prīte caiva yudhiṣṭhire | prayāvastvaritau yoddhuṁ sūtaputrarathasthaṁ prati ||
Sañjaya said: “Win over the king with reverent devotion, and once Yudhiṣṭhira is pleased, we shall set out at once—swiftly—to fight, advancing against the chariot of the Sūta’s son.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a pragmatic ethic of leadership and action: before undertaking a grave act like battle, one should first secure the rightful leader’s consent through respectful devotion and persuasion, so that action proceeds with unity, legitimacy, and clear resolve.
Sañjaya reports a plan: first, Yudhiṣṭhira must be respectfully appeased and brought to a pleased state; then, without delay, they will move to engage Karṇa—identified as the ‘Sūta’s son’—on his chariot in battle.