Shloka 6
उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय ८१: कृष्णस्य दूतप्रयाणम्
Udyoga Parva, Chapter 81: Krishna Sets Out as Envoy
युधिष्ठटिरस्य दाशार्ह तच्चापि विदितं तव । यथोक्त: संजयश्चैव तच्च सर्व श्रुतं त्वया
Vaiśampāyana uvāca: yudhiṣṭhirasya dāśārha taccāpi viditaṃ tava | yathoktaḥ saṃjayaś caiva tac ca sarvaṃ śrutaṃ tvayā | dharmake jñātā mahābāhu madhusūdana ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “O Dāśārha, you already know what concerns Yudhiṣṭhira. You have also heard in full what Saṃjaya reported, and everything that was spoken there. O knower of dharma, mighty-armed Madhusūdana—none of this is unknown to you.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores Kṛṣṇa’s comprehensive awareness and discernment of dharma: he has already heard and understood the full report and the responses, positioning him as a reliable moral and strategic guide in a crisis.
Vaiśampāyana addresses Kṛṣṇa, stating that Kṛṣṇa already knows the matters concerning Yudhiṣṭhira and has heard everything conveyed by Saṃjaya—setting the stage for further counsel and action in the lead-up to war.