Shloka 11
द्रुपदवाक्यं
Drupada’s Counsel on Conciliation and Alliance Mobilization
शल्यस्य प्रेष्यतां शीघ्र ये च तस्यानुगा नृपा: । भगदत्ताय राज्ञे च पूर्वसागरवासिने,राजा शल्य तथा उनके अनुगामी नरेशोंके पास शीघ्र दूत भेजे जायाँ। पूर्व समुद्रके तटवर्ती राजा भगदत्तके पास भी दूत भेजना चाहिये
śalyasya preṣyatāṃ śīghraṃ ye ca tasyānugā nṛpāḥ | bhagadattāya rājñe ca pūrvasāgaravāsine ||
દ્રુપદ બોલ્યા—“રાજા શલ્ય તથા તેમના અનુગામી નરેશો પાસે તરત દૂત મોકલો. તેમજ પૂર્વ સમુદ્રના કિનારે વસતા રાજા ભગદત્ત પાસે પણ દૂત મોકલો.”
दुपद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights timely and proper statecraft: before a major crisis, a king should act swiftly through legitimate diplomatic channels—sending envoys to allies and influential rulers—to build consensus and readiness rather than relying on impulsive force.
Drupada instructs that messengers be sent immediately to King Śalya and his allied rulers, and also to King Bhagadatta, identified as living near the eastern ocean, indicating an effort to gather support and coordinate political-military alliances.