Shloka 3
कर्णसेनापत्यारम्भः — Karṇa’s Appointment and the Report to Dhṛtarāṣṭra
Chapter 1
ते मुहूर्त समाश्वस्य हेतुभि: शास्त्रसम्मितै: । रात्यागमे महीपाला: स्वानि वेश्मानि भेजिरे
te muhūrtaṃ samāśvasya hetubhiḥ śāstra-sammitaiḥ | rātry-āgame mahīpālāḥ svāni veśmāni bhejire ||
Pagkaraan ng sandaling pagbawi ng loob, at mapayapa sa mga katuwirang kaayon ng mga turo ng śāstra, ang mga hari—nang dumilim ang gabi—ay nagbalik-balik sa kani-kanilang himpilan. Ipinahihiwatig nito na kahit sa gitna ng digmaan, ang payo ay inaasahang nakaugat sa kinikilalang pamantayan; at pagdating ng gabi, ang pag-uusap ay napapalitan ng pag-urong at paghahanda.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Counsel and reassurance, especially in moments of crisis, should be grounded in śāstra-approved reasoning (śāstra-sammata hetu), reflecting the ideal that royal decisions and emotions alike are to be steadied by recognized ethical and intellectual standards.
After being consoled for a brief time through persuasive, tradition-consistent arguments, the assembled kings disperse when night arrives and go back to their respective quarters/camps, marking a pause in deliberation and action.