Shloka 13
ऋषयश्न महात्मान: स्वयंवरदिदृक्षव: । दुर्योधनपुरोगाश्व॒ सकर्णा: कुरवो नूप,बहुत-से महात्मा ऋषि-मुनि भी स्वयंवर देखनेके लिये आये। राजन! दुर्योधन आदि कुरुवंशी भी कर्णके साथ वहाँ आये थे
ṛṣayaś ca mahātmānaḥ svayaṃvaradidṛkṣavaḥ | duryodhanapurogāś ca sakarṇāḥ kuravo nṛpa ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Many great sages also came, wishing to witness the svayaṃvara. And, O king, the Kurus too arrived there—led by Duryodhana and accompanied by Karṇa—drawn to the spectacle and its political significance.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Public rites like a svayaṃvara draw not only royal contenders but also sages, indicating that political acts are observed within a moral and dharmic horizon; the presence of the Kurus with Karṇa also hints that social ceremonies can become arenas of rivalry and future conflict.
The narrator reports the gathering for a svayaṃvara: eminent sages arrive to witness it, and the Kaurava party—headed by Duryodhana and accompanied by Karṇa—also comes to the venue.