Shloka 33
अध्याय ५६ — च्यवन–कुशिकसंवादः
Cyavana–Kuśika Dialogue on Lineage, Conflict, and Transmission
त्रिदण्डं वज़सूच्यग्रं प्रतोद॑ तत्र चादधत् | सर्वमेतत् तथा दत्त्वा नृपो वाक्यमथाब्रवीत्
tridaṇḍaṃ vajrasūcyagraṃ pratodaṃ tatra cādadhat | sarvam etat tathā dattvā nṛpo vākyam athābravīt ||
毗湿摩说道：在那里，他又在车上放置了一柄驱策之鞭/刺棒，前端装有三根杖条，其尖端锐利如金刚之针。如此按礼备齐诸物之后，国王便开口说道——这表明准备已毕，并开始询问这些器具的正确用法与目的。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the careful, methodical preparation of royal instruments and implies an ethical subtext: power and control (symbolized by the goad/whip) must be handled with deliberation and accountability, not impulsively.
A king completes the presentation/arrangement of equipment—specifically placing a sharp-tipped, three-rod goad/whip—and, after setting everything in order, begins to speak, indicating a transition to questioning or instruction.