Shloka 9
अध्याय २३ — संजयस्योपप्लव्यगमनम् तथा युधिष्ठिरकुशलप्रश्नाः
Sanjaya’s Arrival at Upaplavya and Yudhiṣṭhira’s Welfare Inquiries
यन्माब्रवीद् धृतराष्ट्रो निशाया- मजातशत्रो वचन पिता ते,महाराज युधिष्ठिर! आपके ताऊ धुृतराष्ट्रने रातके समय मुझसे आपलोगोंके लिये जो संदेश कहा था, उसे आप मन्त्रियों और पुत्रोंसहित मेरे इन शब्दोंमें सुनिये
sañjaya uvāca | yan mām abravīd dhṛtarāṣṭro niśāyām ajātaśatro vacanaṃ pitā te | mahārāja yudhiṣṭhira! āpake tāū dhṛtarāṣṭra ne rātri ke samaya mujhse āp logoṃ ke liye jo saṃdeśa kahā thā, use āp mantriyoṃ aur putroṃ sahit mere in śabdoṃ meṃ suniye |
Sañjaya berkata: “Wahai Ajātaśatru, wahai Raja Yudhiṣṭhira! Pesan yang paman tuamu Dhṛtarāṣṭra ucapkan kepadaku pada malam hari demi kebaikanmu—dengarkanlah kini dari mulutku sendiri, bersama para menterimu dan putra-putramu.”
सयजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds responsible communication in a crisis: a messenger must relay a ruler’s counsel faithfully and publicly (before ministers and heirs), emphasizing accountability, deliberation, and dharmic statecraft before irreversible conflict.
Sañjaya begins delivering to Yudhiṣṭhira a message spoken by Dhṛtarāṣṭra during the night. He asks Yudhiṣṭhira to hear it in the presence of his ministers and sons, setting up a formal reception of Kuru court counsel in the tense lead-up to war.