Shloka 9
निषसादासने मुख्ये भ्रातृभि: परिवारित: । तमुत्थाय महाराज सूतपुत्रो5ब्रवीद् वच:,इसके बाद सब भाइयोंसे घिरा हुआ अपने प्रमुख राजसिंहासनपर विराजमान हुआ। उस समय सूतपुत्र कर्णने उठकर महाराज दुर्योधनसे इस प्रकार कहा--
niṣasādāsane mukhye bhrātṛbhiḥ parivāritaḥ | tam utthāya mahārāja sūtaputro 'bravīd vacaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Surrounded by his brothers, he sat down upon the foremost royal throne. Then the charioteer’s son Karṇa rose and addressed King Duryodhana with these words—setting the stage for counsel shaped by loyalty, ambition, and the moral tensions that drive the coming conflict.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights royal power and counsel: a king enthroned among kin is immediately shaped by advisers. Ethically, it foreshadows how loyalty and ambition can steer decision-making, raising questions of dharma in political counsel.
Duryodhana takes his seat on the principal throne, surrounded by his brothers. Karṇa then rises and begins to speak to him, introducing a forthcoming speech or advice that will influence the Kaurava course of action.