Shloka 30
सभा पर्व, अध्याय ३७ — युधिष्ठिरस्य भीष्मोपदेशः
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Consultation and Bhīṣma’s Counsel in the Assembly
दृष्टो युधिष्ठिरो राजा दृष्टो भीष्मश्न यादृश: । वासुदेवो5प्ययं दृष्ट: सर्वमेतद् यथातथम्
dṛṣṭo yudhiṣṭhiro rājā dṛṣṭo bhīṣmaś ca yādṛśaḥ | vāsudevo 'py ayaṃ dṛṣṭaḥ sarvam etad yathātatham ||
दृष्टो युधिष्ठिरो राजा दृष्टो भीष्मश्च यादृशः । वासुदेवोऽप्ययं दृष्टः सर्वमेतद् यथातथम् ॥
शिशुपाल उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how “seeing” can be framed as moral judgment: Śiśupāla claims he has discerned the true nature of Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīṣma, and Kṛṣṇa, but the context is polemical—his certainty becomes a vehicle for arrogance and insult, showing how pride can masquerade as insight.
In the royal assembly (sabhā), Śiśupāla speaks after observing the leading figures present. He declares that he has now ‘seen’ them as they really are—Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīṣma, and Vāsudeva—setting up his forthcoming criticism and confrontation in the Rājasūya-related proceedings.