Shloka 31
पृथक्छास्त्रविद: सर्वे सर्वे मन्त्रविशारदा: । संधिविग्रहकालज्ञा मन्त्राय समुपाविशन्
vaiśampāyana uvāca | pṛthakchāstravidaḥ sarve sarve mantraviśāradāḥ | saṃdhivigrahakālajñā mantrāya samupāviśan |
وہ سب جدا جدا شاستروں کے عالم تھے؛ سب مشورے میں ماہر تھے؛ اور صلح و جنگ (سندھی وِگْرہ) کے مناسب اوقات کو جانتے تھے۔ اسی لیے وہ صلاح و تدبیر کے لیے اکٹھے بیٹھ گئے۔
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights prudent leadership: true counsel requires learning, strategic competence, and a sense of timing—knowing when to seek alliance (saṃdhi) and when to accept conflict (vigraha). Ethical governance is shown as disciplined deliberation rather than impulsive action.
The group withdraws to a distance and sits together to consult. They are preparing for the next phase—beginning their period of living incognito—and therefore deliberate carefully, drawing on their knowledge of śāstra and political strategy.