Shloka 40
Adhyāya 45 — Duryodhana’s Distress, Śakuni’s Counsel, and the Summons for Dyūta
ततस्त्ववभृथस्नातं धर्मात्मानं युधिष्ठिरम् । समस्त॑ पार्थिवं क्षत्रमुपगम्येदमब्रवीत्,तदनन्तर धर्मात्मा युधिष्टरिर जब अवभृथस्नान कर चुके, उस समय समस्त क्षत्रिययजाओंका समुदाय उनके पास जाकर बोला--
tatas tv avabhṛthasnātaṃ dharmātmānaṃ yudhiṣṭhiram | samastaṃ pārthivaṃ kṣatram upagamya idam abravīt |
ຕໍ່ມາ ເມື່ອ ຢຸທິສຖິຣະ ຜູ້ມີຈິດໃຈທຳມະ ໄດ້ອາບນ້ຳອະວະພຣຶຖະ (ການຊຳລະລ້າງປິດທ້າຍພິທີ) ສຳເລັດແລ້ວ, ບັນດາກະສັດແລະນັກຮົບທັງປວງໄດ້ເຂົ້າໄປຫາພຣະອົງ ແລະ ກ່າວຄຳເຫຼົ່ານີ້—ເປັນຂະນະສາທາລະນະທີ່ໜ້າທີ່ກະສັດ ແລະ ອຳນາດທາງຄຸນທຳ ມາບັນຈົບກັນຫຼັງພິທີສຳເລັດ.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical authority of a dharmic king: after completing a major rite, Yudhiṣṭhira becomes the focal point for the wider kṣatriya community, suggesting that ritual completion should culminate in responsible public action, counsel, and governance grounded in dharma.
After Yudhiṣṭhira finishes the avabhṛtha bath (the concluding bath of a sacrifice), the assembled kings/warriors approach him and begin to address him, setting up the next lines where their speech or request is presented.