Shloka 36
धर्मराजस्य भवनं जम्मतु: परमार्चितौ । यत्रास्ते स सहामात्यो धर्मराजो महाबल:,भोजनके पश्चात् मेधावी श्रीकृष्ण अर्जुनके साथ सोये। जब रात बीती और प्रात:काल हुआ, तब पूर्वाह्लकालकी क्रिया--संध्या-वन्दन आदि करके वे दोनों परम पूजित मित्र धर्मराज युधिष्ठिरके महलमें गये। जहाँ महाबली धर्मराज अपने मन्त्रियोंक साथ रहते थे
dharma-rājasya bhavanaṁ jagmatuḥ paramārcitau | yatrāste sa sahāmātyo dharma-rājo mahābalaḥ ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Ang dalawang lubhang pinararangalan—si Śrī Kṛṣṇa at si Arjuna—pagkaraan ng pagkain at nang lumipas ang gabi at sumapit ang umaga, ay nagsagawa ng mga gawain sa umaga gaya ng sandhyā-vandana at iba pa, saka nagtungo sa palasyo ni Dharmarāja Yudhiṣṭhira. Doon nananahan ang makapangyarihang tagapagtanggol ng dharma kasama ang kaniyang mga ministro; ang tagpo’y nagpapakita ng kaayusang panghukuman ng matuwid na paghahari—may payo, pamamahala, at wastong pag-uugali.
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Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dhārmic kingship: the righteous king is portrayed as residing with his ministers, emphasizing that power is exercised through counsel and orderly governance, and that honoured persons approach the royal household with propriety.
Two highly honoured figures go to King Yudhiṣṭhira’s residence, where he is staying together with his ministers, setting the stage for a courtly meeting within the framework of post-war administration and ethical rule.