Shloka 12
Śiśupāla-janma-lakṣaṇaṃ (Śiśupāla’s birth marks and the prophecy of his end)
विप्लुता चास्य भद्रं ते बुद्धिर्बुद्धमतां वर । चेदिराजस्य कौन्तेय सर्वेषां च महीक्षिताम्
vaishampāyana uvāca |
viplutā cāsya bhadraṃ te buddhir buddhimatāṃ vara |
cedirājasya kaunteya sarveṣāṃ ca mahīkṣitām ||
Berkah bagimu, wahai yang terbaik di antara orang bijak, putra Kuntī. Sungguh, pengertian raja Cedi ini—dan juga semua penguasa di sini—telah menjadi kacau.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sound judgment is essential in dharmic governance; when pride, envy, or factionalism overwhelms reason, even kings lose discernment and act against propriety in the royal assembly.
In the context of Yudhiṣṭhira’s royal assembly, Vaiśampāyana remarks that Śiśupāla (king of Cedi) and the gathered rulers have had their judgment disturbed—an observation that frames their ensuing words and conduct as morally and intellectually misguided.