Shloka 16
अध्याय ८ — शल्यस्य सत्कारः, वरदानं, पाण्डवसमागमश्च (Śalya’s Reception, the Boon, and Meeting the Pāṇḍavas)
सम्प्रहृष्टो यदा शल्यो दिदित्सुरपि जीवितम् । गूढो दुर्योधनस्तत्र दर्शयामास मातुलम्
samprahṛṣṭo yadā śalyo diditsur api jīvitam | gūḍho duryodhanas tatra darśayāmāsa mātulam ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Nang si Haring Śalya ay nagalak at sabik na suklian ang kabutihang ipinakita sa kanya, handa pa ngang isugal ang sariling buhay, noon si Duryodhana—na nagtatago roon—ay lumantad at nagpakilala sa harap ng kanyang tiyuhing-materno na si Śalya.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how powerful virtues like gratitude and loyalty, though ethically admirable, can be leveraged within political conflict; discernment is needed so that noble impulses do not become instruments for adharma.
Śalya, pleased and ready to repay a received favor even at the cost of his life, is approached by Duryodhana, who had been concealed nearby and now comes forward to present himself to his maternal uncle.