Shloka 9
Śiśupāla’s Protest Against the Arghya to Kṛṣṇa (शिशुपाल-आक्षेपः)
यज्ञसेन: सपुत्रश्न शाल्वश्व॒ वसुधाधिप: । प्राग्ज्योतिषश्न नृपतिर्भगदत्तो महारथ:
yajñasenaḥ saputraś ca śālvaś ca vasudhādhipaḥ | prāgjyotiṣaś ca nṛpatir bhagadatto mahārathaḥ ||
वैशंपायन म्हणाले—राजा यज्ञसेन पुत्रांसह, तसेच वसुधाधिप शाल्व; आणि प्राग्ज्योतिषचा नृपती, महारथी भगदत्तही (तेथे) उपस्थित होता.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the public recognition of rulers and great warriors in a royal assembly, implying that power, lineage, and martial standing function as social capital; such acknowledgment shapes alliances and responsibilities under kṣatriya-dharma.
Vaiśampāyana continues an enumeration of notable kings present in the assembly, naming Yajñasena with his sons, Śālva, and Bhagadatta of Prāgjyotiṣa, described as a mahāratha.