Shloka 10
अध्याय ९ — धृतराष्ट्रस्य युधिष्ठिरं प्रति राजनित्युपदेशः
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Counsel on Royal Policy to Yudhiṣṭhira
ततः संधाय ते सर्वे वाक्यान्यथ समासत: । एकस्मिन् ब्राह्मणे राजन् निवेश्योचुर्नराधिपम्
tataḥ sandhāya te sarve vākyāny atha samāsataḥ | ekasmin brāhmaṇe rājan niveśyocur narādhipam ||
Dijo Vaiśampāyana: Entonces todos ellos, tras deliberar, condensaron sus palabras; y, oh rey, poniendo la responsabilidad de hablar en un solo brāhmaṇa, se dirigieron al señor de los hombres (el rey) por medio de él. La escena subraya un consejo deliberado y ordenado: confiar la palabra a un portavoz idóneo para que el mensaje se transmita con mesura y decoro.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Collective counsel should be conveyed with discipline: after deliberation, speech is summarized and entrusted to a competent, respected spokesman, reflecting restraint (saṃyama) and propriety in addressing authority.
A group consults among themselves, compresses their message, and appoints one brāhmaṇa to speak on their behalf to the king, ensuring an orderly and authoritative presentation.