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 ||
Vaiśampāyana dit : Alors, tous, après s’être concertés, résumèrent leurs paroles ; et, ô roi, confiant la charge de parler à un seul brāhmane, ils s’adressèrent au seigneur des hommes (le roi) par son entremise. La scène souligne une démarche de conseil volontaire et ordonnée : la parole est remise à un porte-parole qualifié afin que le message soit transmis avec retenue et bienséance.
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.