Shloka 12

अध्याय ४६ — सभाप्रवेशः तथा सञ्जयस्य दूतवृत्तान्तः

Entry into the Royal Assembly and Sañjaya’s Envoy Report

Devanagari script

आसनस्थेषु सर्वेषु तेषु राजसु भारत

Transliteration

āsanasthēṣu sarvēṣu tēṣu rājasu bhārata

Translation

ឱ ភារតៈ ពេលដែលព្រះមហាក្សត្រទាំងអស់នោះ អង្គុយនៅលើអាសនៈរៀងៗខ្លួនរួចហើយ។

Word by Word

• आसनस्थेषु: among those seated (on seats)
• आसनस्थेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आसनस्थ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• सर्वेषु: among all
• सर्वेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• तेषु: among those
• तेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• राजसु: among kings
• राजसु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• भारत: O Bharata (descendant of Bharata)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhārata (address to the Bharata-descended listener)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the importance of order and decorum in collective decision-making: before counsel or conflict unfolds, the narrative first establishes a disciplined assembly where each ruler takes a proper seat, implying respect for procedure and hierarchy.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana sets the scene: the kings have taken their seats in an assembly, marking a transition into the next action—discussion, counsel, or a formal proceeding connected with the Udyoga Parva’s preparations and negotiations.