Shloka 5
Duryodhana’s Account of Gandharva Defeat and the Pandavas’ Intervention (दुर्योधनवर्णितो गन्धर्वसंग्रामः)
अथोपटदिष्ट: प्रतिसत्कृतश्न वृद्धेन राज्ञा कुरुसत्तमेन । प्रचोदित: संकथयाम्बभूव धर्मानिलेन्द्रप्रभवान् यमौ च,कुरुकुलमें श्रेष्ठ एवं वयोवृद्ध राजा धृतराष्ट्रने उसका बहुत आदर-सत्कार किया। जब वह आसनपर बैठ गया, तब महाराजके पूछनेपर युधिष्ठिर, भीमसेन, अर्जुन तथा नकुल- सहदेवके समाचार सुनाने लगा
atha upaṭadiṣṭaḥ pratisaṃskṛtaś ca vṛddhena rājñā kurusattamena | pracoditaḥ saṃkathayām babhūva dharmān anilendraprabhavān yamau ca ||
Então, depois de ser devidamente instruído e honrado com respeito pelo rei idoso—o mais eminente entre os Kuru—, quando instado, começou a relatar as notícias: a conduta segundo o dharma e a condição dos Pāṇḍava, incluindo Bhīma, nascido do deus do Vento, Arjuna, nascido de Indra, e os gêmeos Nakula e Sahadeva, bem como os demais.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds dharma in social conduct: a ruler should honor and properly receive a visitor or messenger, and the ensuing narration should be truthful and duty-oriented—centered on the welfare and righteous conduct of those being reported upon.
Vaiśampāyana describes how the aged Kuru king (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) respectfully receives the person who has arrived and, when he asks, the visitor begins to recount news concerning the Pāṇḍavas—especially Bhīma and Arjuna (sons of Vāyu and Indra) and the twins Nakula and Sahadeva.