Shloka 25
Sabhā-praveśa, Dāna, and the Courtly Convergence (सभा-प्रवेशः दानं च)
अड्ढो वड्ढः सुमित्रश्न शैब्यश्चामित्रकर्शन: । किरातराज: सुमना यवनाधिपतिस्तथा
aḍḍho vaḍḍhaḥ sumitraśnaḥ śaibyaścāmitrakarśanaḥ | kirāṭarājaḥ sumanā yavanādhipatistathā ||
ไวศัมปายนะกล่าวว่า “อัฑฒะ วัฑฒะ สุมิตรศนะ และไศพยะ—ผู้ปราบศัตรู; พร้อมด้วยสุมะนา กษัตริย์กิราตะ; และเจ้าเหนือยวนะก็อยู่ ณ ที่นั้นด้วย”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the breadth of political order and recognition of sovereignty: many diverse rulers—local and foreign—are named as participants/attendees, implying that power, diplomacy, and reputation draw even distant peoples into a single imperial or ceremonial sphere.
Vaiśampāyana continues a catalogue of rulers present in the royal context of the Sabha Parva, naming several kings and chiefs—including a Kirāṭa king and a Yavana overlord—who are counted among those assembled/acknowledged in the unfolding courtly scene.