Shloka 8
Adhyāya 152: Kaurava-sainyavibhāgaḥ
Division and Standardization of the Kaurava Host
वैशम्पायन उवाच प्रतियाते तु दाशाहें राजा दुर्योधनस्तदा । कर्ण दुःशासनं चैव शकुनिं चाब्रवीदिदम्
vaiśampāyana uvāca
pratiyāte tu dāśārhe rājā duryodhanas tadā |
karṇa duḥśāsanaṃ caiva śakuniṃ cābravīd idam ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。王よ、ダーシャールハ（シュリー・クリシュナ）が去ったのち、その時ドゥルヨーダナ王はカルナ、ドゥフシャーサナ、そしてシャクニに向かい、次のように言った—和解ではなく戦へと急がせ、彼らの決意をいよいよ硬くする策議の端緒であった。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames a moral turning point: after Kṛṣṇa’s departure (the failed peace effort), Duryodhana turns to his closest allies for counsel, signaling a choice to rely on partisan strategy and pride rather than dharmic reconciliation—an ethical setup for the ensuing catastrophe.
Kṛṣṇa (called Dāśārha) has left after the peace negotiations. Immediately afterward, Duryodhana convenes Karṇa, Duḥśāsana, and Śakuni and begins speaking to them, preparing the next course of action that leads toward war.