Mahabharata 2.33.41 — Sabha Parva, Adhyaya 33, Shloka 41
Adhyāya 33: Antarvedī-Samāgama, Arghya-Nirṇaya, and Śiśupāla’s Objection
आमन्त्रयध्वं राष्ट्रेषु ब्राह्मणान् भूमिपानथ । विशश्व मान्यान् शूद्रांक्ष सर्वानानयतेति च
āmantrayadhvaṃ rāṣṭreṣu brāhmaṇān bhūmipān atha | viśaś ca mānyān śūdrāṃś ca sarvān ānayate iti ca ||
“നിങ്ങൾ രാജ്യങ്ങളിലുടനീളം ചെന്നു അവിടത്തെ ഭൂമിപാലന്മാരെയും ബ്രാഹ്മണന്മാരെയും ആമന്ത്രിക്കുക; വൈശ്യരെയും, മാന്യരായ ശൂദ്രരെയും—എല്ലാവരെയും വിളിച്ചു ഇവിടെ കൊണ്ടുവരിക.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
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The verse highlights the dharmic ideal of a public, inclusive summons for a major royal undertaking: respected persons from all social groups—priests, rulers, merchants/commoners, and honored śūdras—are to be invited, emphasizing legitimacy, decorum, and broad participation.
Vaiśampāyana reports an instruction being issued to messengers/agents to travel through various kingdoms and invite key societal groups—kings and leading members of the varṇas—so that they may be brought to the event being organized.
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