Shloka 7
Kuntī’s Consolation to Draupadī and Lament for the Dispossessed Pandavas (सभा पर्व, अध्याय 70)
वैशम्पायन उवाच ततः सभ्या: कुरुराजस्य तस्य वाक्यं सर्वे प्रशशंसुस्तथोच्चै: । चेलावेधांश्वापि चक्रुर्नदन्तो हाहेत्यासीदपि चैवार्तनाद:
vaiśampāyana uvāca tataḥ sabhyāḥ kururājasya tasya vākyaṃ sarve praśaśaṃsus tathoccaiḥ | celāvedhāṃś cāpi cakrur nadanto hāhety āsīd api caivārtanādaḥ ||
毗湿摩波耶那说：于是，朝会中的群臣都高声称赞那位俱卢之王（难敌）的言辞。他们兴奋呼喊，挥动衣袍；然而与此同时，也响起“哈！哈！”的惊呼与哀恸的哭号——昭示此会众在党同伐异的得意与对法义的痛楚之间，已然分裂。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how an assembly can become ethically divided: loud public approval may coexist with genuine distress. It warns that social endorsement is not proof of righteousness; collective noise can mask adharma, while the cries of the afflicted reveal the moral cost.
After Duryodhana’s statement in the royal hall, many courtiers cheer loudly, shout, and wave their garments in celebration. Simultaneously, others react with ‘hā hā’ cries and lamentation, indicating shock, grief, or protest within the same सभा.