Shloka 15
Śiśupāla-nigraha-prastāva: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Conciliation and Bhīṣma’s Defense of Kṛṣṇa
Book 2, Chapter 35
विचित्रै रत्नवद्धिश्व ऋद्धवा परमया युतै: । राजभिश्च समावृत्तैरतीव श्रीसमृद्धिभि: । अशोभत सदो राजन् कौन्तेयस्य महात्मन:
vicitrai ratnavaddhiśva ṛddhavā paramayā yutaiḥ | rājabhiś ca samāvṛttair atīva śrīsamṛddhibhiḥ | aśobhata sado rājan kaunteyasya mahātmanaḥ ||
वैशम्पायन बोले—हे राजन्! कुन्तीपुत्र महात्मा युधिष्ठिर की सभा अद्भुत, रत्नजटित और परम वैभव से युक्त थी; और अत्यन्त श्रीसम्पन्न राजाओं से घिरी हुई वह सभा अत्यधिक शोभायमान हो रही थी।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how recognized authority and public honor manifest outwardly as prosperity and a flourishing court: when many kings gather in a ruler’s hall, it signals legitimacy, influence, and the social order that supports kingship.
Vaiśampāyana describes the magnificence of Yudhiṣṭhira’s assembly-hall—richly adorned and crowded with prosperous kings—setting the scene for the political and ceremonial events of the Sabha Parva.