Shloka 17
अध्याय ४६ — सभाप्रवेशः तथा सञ्जयस्य दूतवृत्तान्तः
Entry into the Royal Assembly and Sañjaya’s Envoy Report
यथाहं धृतराष्ट्रेण शिष्ट: पूर्वमितो गतः । अब्र॒ुवं पाण्डवान् गत्वा तन्निबोधत पार्थिवा:,(अब्रूतां तत्र धर्मेण वासुदेवधनंजयौ ।) पहले यहाँसे जाते समय महाराज धूृतराष्ट्रने मुझे जैसा उपदेश दिया था, पाण्डवोंके पास जाकर मैंने वैसी ही बातें कही हैं। राजाओ! अब भगवान् श्रीकृष्ण और अर्जुनने जो धर्मके अनुकूल उत्तर दिया है, उसे आपलोग ध्यान देकर सुनें
sañjaya uvāca | yathāhaṁ dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa śiṣṭaḥ pūrvam ito gataḥ | abruvaṁ pāṇḍavān gatvā tannibodhata pārthivāḥ | (abrūtāṁ tatra dharmeṇa vāsudeva-dhanañjayau) |
Sanjaya said: “Just as King Dhritarashtra instructed me earlier when I departed from here, so did I speak after going to the Pandavas. O kings, now listen attentively to the reply that Vasudeva (Krishna) and Dhananjaya (Arjuna) have given there, in accordance with dharma.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes faithful transmission of counsel and the ethical standard of dharma in response: Sanjaya reports that he conveyed Dhritarashtra’s message as instructed, and now urges the assembled kings to hear the dharma-aligned reply given by Krishna and Arjuna.
In the lead-up to war, Sanjaya is reporting at the Kaurava court. He states that he delivered Dhritarashtra’s words to the Pandavas and now introduces the righteous response spoken by Krishna and Arjuna, asking the gathered rulers to listen carefully.