Shloka 9
द्रुपदवाक्यं
Drupada’s Counsel on Conciliation and Alliance Mobilization
स च दुर्योधनो नून॑ प्रेषयिष्यति सर्वश: । पूर्वाभिपन्ना: सन्तश्न भजन्ते पूर्वचोदनम्
sa ca duryodhano nūnaṁ preṣayiṣyati sarvaśaḥ | pūrvābhipannāḥ santaś ca bhajante pūrvacodanam ||
ແລະແນ່ນອນ ດຸຣະໂຢທະນະກໍຈະສົ່ງສານໄປທົ່ວທິດ. ເພາະກະສັດຜູ້ມີກຽດສັກສີ ເມື່ອຖືກເຊີນຂໍກຳລັງກ່ອນແລ້ວ ມັກຈະໜຸນຜູ້ທີ່ເຊີນກ່ອນ ໂດຍຍຶດຕາມຄຳເຊີນກ່ອນນັ້ນເປັນຄຳມັ້ນທີ່ແນ່ນອນ.
दुपद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a political-ethical norm: honorable rulers often feel bound to the first party that sought their aid, treating prior commitment and the first summons as decisive in choosing sides.
Drupada anticipates Duryodhana’s diplomatic move—sending envoys widely to secure allies—and warns that many kings, having been approached first, may align with him out of a sense of prior obligation.