Shloka 44
Adhyāya 45 — Duryodhana’s Distress, Śakuni’s Counsel, and the Summons for Dyūta
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत सभापववके अन्तर्गत शिशुपालवधपर्वरमें भीष्मवाक्यविषयक चौवालीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ,यथाहईं पूज्य नृपतीन् भ्रातृन् सर्वानुवाच ह । राजान: सर्व एवैते प्रीत्यास्मानू समुपागता: “हम अपने-अपने राष्ट्रको जायँगे, आप हमें आज्ञा दें।।
vaiśampāyana uvāca | yathāha—īṃ pūjya nṛpatīn bhrātṝn sarvān uvāca ha | rājānaḥ sarva evaite prītyāsmān samupāgatāḥ | “vayaṃ sva-sva-rāṣṭraṃ yāsyāmaḥ, bhavān asmān ājñāpayatu adya” iti | rājñāṃ etad vacanaṃ śrutvā dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ tān pūjanīyān nareśān yathāyogyaṃ satkṛtya sarva-bhrātṝn uvāca—“ete sarve rājānaḥ prītyaiva asmākam atra samāgatāḥ | ime parantapa bhūpālāḥ mām pṛṣṭvā sva-rāṣṭraṃ gantum udyatāḥ | bhadraṃ vaḥ | yūyaṃ sva-rājya-sīmāntam ādarapūrvakaṃ etān śreṣṭha-narapatīn prāpayata” iti |
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは言った。そこで（ユディシュティラ）は、敬うべき諸王について兄弟すべてに語りかけた。好意によって来訪した諸王は言った。「我らはそれぞれ自国へ帰る。今日、暇を賜りたい。」王たちの願いを聞いたダルマ・ラージャ、ユディシュティラは、尊ぶべき君主たちを礼にかなってもてなし、兄弟たちに言った。「この王たちは情誼ゆえにここへ来たのだ。いまやこの強き君主たちは、私に許しを求めたうえで、国へ帰る支度が整っている。汝らに幸あれ。これら第一の王たちを敬意をもって、我が国の境まで見送りなさい。」
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights rāja-dharma expressed as hospitality and respectful leave-taking: honored guests—especially fellow rulers—should be received appropriately (satkāra) and escorted with dignity to the boundary, reflecting gratitude, political courtesy, and ethical governance.
After the gathering, the visiting kings request permission to return to their own realms. Yudhiṣṭhira honors them and instructs his brothers to escort the kings respectfully up to the limits of their kingdom.