Shloka 9
Kuntī’s Consolation to Draupadī and Lament for the Dispossessed Pandavas (सभा पर्व, अध्याय 70)
युधिष्ठिरं च ते सर्वे समुदैक्षन्त पार्थिवा: । कि नु वक्ष्यति धर्मज्ञ इति साचीकृतानना:,फिर वे सब नरेश मुँह घुमाकर राजा युधिष्ठिरकी ओर इस आशासे देखने लगे कि देखें, ये धर्मज्ञ पाण्डुकुमार क्या कहते हैं?
yudhiṣṭhiraṃ ca te sarve samudaikṣanta pārthivāḥ | ki nu vakṣyati dharmajña iti sācīkṛtānanāḥ ||
मग ते सर्व राजे तोंड वळवून राजा युधिष्ठिराकडे पाहू लागले—“हा धर्मज्ञ आता काय बोलेल?”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the social and ethical expectation that a ruler renowned for dharma must speak with measured righteousness; the assembly’s attention signals that moral clarity, not mere power, should guide the next decision.
In the court setting, the gathered kings turn to Yudhiṣṭhira and watch him closely, anticipating his response; the narration underscores a tense pause where his words are awaited as the authoritative dharmic judgment.