Shloka 28
दमयन्त्याः व्याकुलता — स्वयंवरसंनिपातः — देवदूतयाचनम्
Damayantī’s Distress, Proclamation of the Svayaṃvara, and the Gods’ Request
रामेण सह कौरव्य भीमार्जुनयमैस्तथा । अक्रूरगदसाम्बैश्व प्रद्युम्नेनाहुकेन च
rāmeṇa saha kauravya bhīmārjunayamais tathā | akrūragadasāmbaiś ca pradyumnenāhukenā ca
သဉ္ဇယက ပြောသည်– «ရာမ (Rāma) နှင့်အတူ၊ ကုရုမျိုးဆက်တော်မူသော ကော်ရဝျ (Kauravya) ရေ—ဘီမ (Bhīma)၊ အာర్జုန (Arjuna) နှင့် ယမ (Yama) တို့လည်း ရှိကြ၏။ ထို့အပြင် အကြူရ (Akrūra)၊ ဂဒ (Gada)၊ စာမ္ဗ (Sāmba)၊ ပရဒျုမ္န (Pradyumna) နှင့် အဟုက (Ahuka) တို့လည်း ပါဝင်ကြ၏»။
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
By listing revered warriors and elders, the verse highlights that decisions made in such an assembly carry heightened ethical responsibility; the presence of dharma-aware figures implies that power should be guided by restraint, right counsel, and accountability.
Sañjaya enumerates notable persons present—Rāma and leading Pāṇḍava and Yādava figures—serving as a narrative marker of who has gathered or is aligned in the situation being described.