Shloka 8
Virāṭa-parva Adhyāya 25: Kaurava Deliberation and the Search Directive (अन्वेषण-आदेशः)
संगतं भ्रातृभिश्नापि त्रिगर्तैश्न महारथै: । दुर्योधनं सभामध्ये आसीनमिदमन्रुवन्
saṅgataṃ bhrātṛbhiś cāpi trigartaiś ca mahārathaiḥ | duryodhanaṃ sabhāmadhye āsīnam idam abruvan ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Having met Duryodhana—seated in the royal assembly together with his brothers and with the Trigarta great chariot-warriors—the spies addressed him with these words.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how information and alliances gathered in royal courts can steer moral outcomes: intelligence used to inflame hostility strengthens adharma, whereas counsel aligned with restraint and justice supports dharma.
Spies (implied by the surrounding context) approach Duryodhana, who is seated in the court with his brothers and allied Trigarta warriors, and begin delivering their report—setting up the next developments in the Virāṭa Parva.