Shloka 39
Śakuni–Duryodhana-saṃvāda: Dyūta-yojanā (Śakuni and Duryodhana on Planning the Dice-Game)
उक्तस्योक्तस्य नेहान्तमहं समुपलक्षये । यत् तु वक्ष्यामि तत् सर्व शृणुध्वं वसुधाधिपा:,“राजाओ! यदि मैं सबकी बातका अलग-अलग उत्तर दूँ तो यहाँ उसकी समाप्ति होती नहीं दिखायी देती। अतः मैं जो कुछ कह रहा हूँ, वह सब ध्यान देकर सुनो
uktasyoktasyanehāntam ahaṃ samupalakṣaye | yat tu vakṣyāmi tat sarvaṃ śṛṇudhvaṃ vasudhādhipāḥ ||
“ข้าแต่เจ้าแผ่นดินทั้งหลาย! หากเราจะตอบถ้อยคำที่กล่าวแล้วทีละประโยค ก็ไม่เห็นที่สุดในที่นี้เลย ฉะนั้นจงตั้งใจฟังทุกถ้อยคำที่เรากำลังจะกล่าว”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined speech and effective counsel: instead of endless point-by-point rebuttal, the speaker chooses a concise, comprehensive statement and asks rulers to listen with focused attention—an ethical model for deliberation in royal assemblies.
Vaiśampāyana addresses the gathered kings, indicating that responding separately to every repeated claim would be interminable; he transitions to delivering a single, complete account or judgment and urges them to hear it carefully.