Shloka 29
Jarāsandha as Obstacle to the Rājasūya — Kṛṣṇa’s Strategic Genealogical Brief
Sabhā Parva, Adhyāya 13
स भ्रातृभि: पुनर्थीमानृत्विग्भिश्व महात्मभि: | मन्त्रिभिश्वापि सहितो धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिर: । धौम्यद्वैपायनाद्यैश्व मन्त्रयामास मन्त्रवित्,फिर मन्त्रणाका महत्त्व जाननेवाले बुद्धिमान् धर्मराज युधिष्ठिर अपने भाइयों, महात्मा ऋत्विजों, मन्त्रियों तथा धौम्य एवं व्यास आदि महर्षियोंके साथ इस विषयपर पुन: विचार करने लगे
sa bhrātṛbhiḥ punar dhīmān ṛtvigbhiś ca mahātmabhiḥ | mantribhiś cāpi sahito dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ || dhaumyadvaipāyanādyaiś ca mantrayāmāsa mantravit ||
Then the wise Dharmarāja Yudhiṣṭhira, accompanied by his brothers, the great-souled officiating priests, and his ministers, consulted again on the matter with the seers—Dhaumya, Dvaipāyana (Vyāsa), and others—being himself skilled in counsel.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Righteous decision-making is portrayed as collective and disciplined: a king grounded in dharma seeks repeated counsel from brothers, ministers, ritual experts, and venerable sages, showing humility, due process, and ethical restraint.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Yudhiṣṭhira, together with his brothers and advisors, again deliberates on the issue at hand, consulting Dhaumya, Vyāsa (Dvaipāyana), and other sages—indicating an important decision requiring careful reconsideration.