Shloka 50
Adhyāya 45 — Duryodhana’s Distress, Śakuni’s Counsel, and the Summons for Dyūta
अन्वगच्छंस्तथैवान्यान क्षत्रियान् क्षत्रियर्षभा: । एवं सुपूजिता: सर्वे जम्मुर्विप्रा: सहस्रश:
anvagacchaṃs tathaivānyān kṣatriyān kṣatriyarṣabhāḥ | evaṃ supūjitāḥ sarve jagmur viprāḥ sahasraśaḥ |
Vaiśampāyana dit : De même, ces chefs parmi les kṣatriyas, tels des taureaux parmi les hommes, suivirent les autres rois kṣatriyas. De même encore, les brāhmanes, comblés de la plus haute révérence, quittèrent les lieux par milliers. Quand les rois et les brāhmanes furent partis, le puissant Seigneur Śrī Kṛṣṇa s’adressa alors à Yudhiṣṭhira.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores dharmic court-culture: worthy guests—especially learned Brāhmaṇas and ruling Kṣatriyas—are to be honoured properly, and social interactions proceed through recognized protocols of respect and orderly departure.
After being duly honoured, the assembled Kṣatriya kings and thousands of Brāhmaṇas leave. With the assembly dispersed, Śrī Kṛṣṇa turns to speak privately to Yudhiṣṭhira, marking a transition from public ceremony to counsel.