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 ||
Теперь я воздаю почтительный поклон всем Куру в собрании Куру. Пусть не будет мне в вину то, что прежде я не сделала этого: я была в смятении и страхе.
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.