Shloka 15
Kāmyaka-vane Pāṇḍava-nivāsaḥ — Vidurasya āgamanam ca (कamyake वने पाण्डवनिवासः—विदुरस्य आगमनं च)
राज्ञा पृष्ट: स कुशलं सुखासीनश्न संजय: । शशंसागमने हेतुमिदं चैवाब्रवीद् वच:,राजा युधिष्ठिरके कुशल-प्रश्न करनेके पश्चात् जब संजय सुखपूर्वक बैठ गया, तब अपने आनेका कारण बताते हुए उसने इस प्रकार कहा
rājñā pṛṣṭaḥ sa kuśalaṁ sukhāsīnaś ca sañjayaḥ | śaśaṁsāgamane hetum idaṁ caivābravīd vacaḥ ||
王が安否を問うたのち、サンジャヤは安らかに座した。ついで来訪の理由を述べ、次の言葉を語った—ここから、後の成り行きを左右する使信が動き出すのである。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights royal etiquette and dharmic conduct: a king first asks after a visitor’s welfare, and only then hears the purpose of the visit. It frames communication as respectful, orderly, and grounded in concern for the other person.
After Yudhiṣṭhira’s courteous inquiry about his well-being, Sañjaya sits comfortably and begins to explain why he has come, introducing the message that will follow in the subsequent verses.