Shloka 2
सभा-पर्यवसान-प्रस्थानवचनम् | Counsel at the Point of Departure
अभिवादं करोम्येषां कुरूणां कुरुसंसदि । न मे स्थादपराधो<यं यदिदं न कृतं मया
abhivādaṃ karomy eṣāṃ kurūṇāṃ kurusaṃsadi | na me sthād aparādho 'yaṃ yad idaṃ na kṛtaṃ mayā ||
Agora ofereço minhas respeitosas saudações a estes Kurus na assembleia dos Kurus. Que isto não seja contado como falta minha por não o ter feito antes, pois eu estava tomada pelo pavor e pela confusão.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights ethical decorum in a royal assembly: offering due respect (abhivāda) is a dharmic obligation, and when a lapse occurs, one should acknowledge it and seek that it not be judged as intentional wrongdoing.
In the Kuru court, the speaker states that they are now saluting the assembled Kuru elders and nobles, and requests that the earlier omission of greeting not be treated as an offence.