Shloka 25
द्रुपदवाक्यं
Drupada’s Counsel on Conciliation and Alliance Mobilization
बृहन्तको भी बुलाया जाय। राजा सेनाबिन्दु
ayaṃ ca brāhmaṇo vidvān mama rājan purohitaḥ | preṣyatāṃ dhṛtarāṣṭrāya vākyam asmai pradīyatām |
Drupada said: “And this learned Brahmin is my royal priest. Let him be dispatched to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, and let an appropriate message be delivered to him. O king of the Matsyas, this is what should be done.”
दुपद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic statecraft: a king should communicate through a qualified, trustworthy envoy—here a learned purohita—so that the message carries moral authority, restraint, and legitimacy in a tense political situation.
In the Udyoga Parva’s mobilization and negotiations, Drupada advises the Matsya king to send Drupada’s learned royal priest to Dhṛtarāṣṭra as a messenger, delivering a suitable formal communication as alliances and war preparations intensify.