Shloka 9
Śiśupāla’s Protest Against the Arghya to Kṛṣṇa (शिशुपाल-आक्षेपः)
यज्ञसेन: सपुत्रश्न शाल्वश्व॒ वसुधाधिप: । प्राग्ज्योतिषश्न नृपतिर्भगदत्तो महारथ:
yajñasenaḥ saputraś ca śālvaś ca vasudhādhipaḥ | prāgjyotiṣaś ca nṛpatir bhagadatto mahārathaḥ ||
வைசம்பாயனர் கூறினார்—அரசன் யஜ்ஞசேனன் தன் புதல்வர்களுடன், மேலும் பூமியின் அதிபதி சால்வன்; அதுபோல பிராக்ஜ்யோதிஷத்தின் அரசன், மகாரதன் பகதத்தனும் (அங்கே) இருந்தான்.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the public recognition of rulers and great warriors in a royal assembly, implying that power, lineage, and martial standing function as social capital; such acknowledgment shapes alliances and responsibilities under kṣatriya-dharma.
Vaiśampāyana continues an enumeration of notable kings present in the assembly, naming Yajñasena with his sons, Śālva, and Bhagadatta of Prāgjyotiṣa, described as a mahāratha.