Shloka 236
कुरुक्षेत्रे सेनानिवेशवृत्तान्तः — Dhṛtarāṣṭra Questions Saṃjaya on the Deployed Armies
युधिष्ठटिरिण सहित उपाविशदरिंदम: । पाण्डवोंके डेरेमें बलरामजी श्रीकृष्ण आदि सब लोगोंने उन्हें प्रणाम किया। तत्पश्चात् बूढ़े राजा विराट और ट्रुपदको प्रणाम करके शत्रुदमन बलराम युधिष्ठटिरके साथ बैठे
yudhiṣṭhireṇa sahita upāviśad ariṃdamaḥ | pāṇḍavānāṃ ḍere meṃ balarāmaḥ śrīkṛṣṇa-ādayaḥ sarve lokāḥ tān praṇāmaṃ cakruḥ | tataḥ paścāt vṛddhaṃ rājānaṃ virāṭaṃ drupadaṃ ca praṇamya śatrudamanaḥ balarāmaḥ yudhiṣṭhireṇa saha niṣasāda |
随后，降伏仇敌的婆罗罗摩与坚战（Yudhiṣṭhira）同坐。在般度诸子营中，婆罗罗摩、圣克里希那以及众人都向他致敬。继而，他又向年迈的毗罗吒王与德鲁帕达行礼；于是，这位制敌者婆罗罗摩便在坚战身旁就座。此景彰显：纵使战云密布，亦当敬长者、重盟友之义。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in a tense political-military setting, righteous conduct is shown through humility and proper respect—especially toward elders and allied kings. The verse highlights dharmic etiquette (praṇāma) as a stabilizing moral practice before conflict.
Balarāma arrives and sits with Yudhiṣṭhira in the Pāṇḍavas’ camp. Kṛṣṇa and the others offer salutations, and Balarāma then bows to the elder King Virāṭa and to Drupada before taking his seat, marking formal recognition of leadership and alliances.