Shloka 8
वैशम्पायन उवाच प्रतियाते तु दाशाहें राजा दुर्योधनस्तदा । कर्ण दुःशासनं चैव शकुनिं चाब्रवीदिदम्,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--राजन्! भगवान् श्रीकृष्णके चले जानेपर उस समय राजा दुर्योधनने कर्ण, दःशासन और शकुनिसे इस प्रकार कहा--
vaiśampāyana uvāca
pratiyāte tu dāśārhe rājā duryodhanas tadā |
karṇa duḥśāsanaṃ caiva śakuniṃ cābravīd idam ||
毗湿摩波耶那说道：大王啊，当达沙尔诃（室利·奎师那）离去之后，那时杜罗约陀那王便对迦尔纳、杜沙萨那与沙昆尼如此说道——由此开启的谋议，将使他们的意志愈加坚硬，并加速走向战争而非和解之路。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames a moral turning point: after Kṛṣṇa’s departure (the failed peace effort), Duryodhana turns to his closest allies for counsel, signaling a choice to rely on partisan strategy and pride rather than dharmic reconciliation—an ethical setup for the ensuing catastrophe.
Kṛṣṇa (called Dāśārha) has left after the peace negotiations. Immediately afterward, Duryodhana convenes Karṇa, Duḥśāsana, and Śakuni and begins speaking to them, preparing the next course of action that leads toward war.