Shloka 7
Kṛṣṇa–Arjuna Saṃvāda in Indraprastha: Consolation, Legitimation, and Leave for Dvārakā (आश्वमेधिकपर्व, अध्याय १५)
ऋषीणां देवतानां च वंशांस्तावाहतु: सदा । प्रीयमाणौ महात्मानौ पुराणावृषिसत्तमौ
ṛṣīṇāṃ devatānāṃ ca vaṃśāṃs tāv āhatuḥ sadā | prīyamāṇau mahātmānau purāṇāv ṛṣisattamau ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。二人は古の大いなる聖者、リシ（ṛṣi）の中でも最勝の者であり、互いに常に深い情を抱いていた。語らいの折には、神々とリシたちの系譜を絶えず語り継ぎ、また戦の奇譚とそこから生ずる艱苦を描き、記憶と伝承と、争いの道徳的代価とを並べて示した。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical function of sacred conversation: preserving lineage-traditions (vaṃśa) and remembering the human cost of war. Affectionate, truthful dialogue among the wise becomes a vehicle for transmitting dharma—both through ancestral memory and through sober reflection on conflict and suffering.
Vaiśampāyana describes two ancient, eminent sages who are close friends. They regularly converse about the genealogies of gods and sages, and they also recount remarkable war-episodes and the hardships connected with them.