Shloka 1
धृतराष्ट्रस्य क्रतु-प्रवर्तनम् तथा पाण्डवानां निमन्त्रण-प्रतिवचनम्
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Sacrifice Commences and the Pandavas’ Reply to the Invitation
(दाक्षिणात्य अधिक पाठका ३ श्लोक मिलाकर कुल ३१६ श्लोक हैं) 2.6 03.7 (9) #25-# #55-7 एकचत्वारिशर्दाधिकद्विशततमो< ध्याय: कौरवोंका गन्धवॉंके साथ युद्ध और कर्णकी पराजय वैशम्पायन उवाच ततस्ते सहिता: सर्वे दुर्योधनमुपागमन् । अब्र॒वंश्व महाराज यदूचु: कौरवं प्रति,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--महाराज! तदनन्तर वे सब लोग एक साथ कुरुराज दुर्योधनके पास गये और गन्धर्वोने राजासे कहनेके लिये जो-जो बातें कही थीं, उन्हें कह सुनाया
Vaiśampāyana uvāca |
Tatas te sahitāḥ sarve Duryodhanam upāgaman |
Abruvanś ca mahārāja yad ūcuḥ Kauravaṃ prati ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Then all of them, gathered together, approached Duryodhana. And, O great king, they reported to the Kaurava exactly the words that had been spoken to be conveyed to him. The scene underscores how messages in a royal crisis are carried collectively and formally, shaping responsibility and consequence in the unfolding conflict.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even before weapons are raised, outcomes are shaped by counsel, reporting, and collective decision-making. The verse highlights formal communication in kingship: what is conveyed to a ruler can intensify or restrain conflict, making truthful and responsible reporting ethically significant.
A group (the Kaurava party/attendants) goes together to Duryodhana and relays to him the message that had been spoken for his hearing—setting up the next events of the Gandharva–Kaurava confrontation in this chapter.