Shloka 8
अध्याय ४६ — सभाप्रवेशः तथा सञ्जयस्य दूतवृत्तान्तः
Entry into the Royal Assembly and Sañjaya’s Envoy Report
धृतराष्ट्रं पुरस्कृत्य विविशुस्तां सभां शुभाम् | भरतश्रेष्ठ! भीष्म, द्रोण, कृपाचार्य, शल्य, कृतवर्मा, जयद्रथ, अश्वत्थामा, विकर्ण, सोमदत्त, बाह्लिक, परम बुद्धिमान् विदुर, महारथी युयुत्सु तथा अन्य सभी शूरवीर नरेश धृतराष्ट्रको आगे करके उस सुन्दर सभामें एक साथ प्रविष्ट हुए ।। ६-७ ह ।। दुःशासनश्रित्रसेन: शकुनिश्चापि सौबल:
vaiśampāyana uvāca | dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ puraskṛtya viviśus tāṃ sabhāṃ śubhām | bharataśreṣṭha! bhīṣma-droṇa-kṛpācārya-śalya-kṛtavarmā-jayadrathāśvatthāmā-vikarṇa-somadatta-bāhlikaḥ paramabuddhimān viduraḥ mahārathī yuyutsuḥ tathā anye ca sarve śūrā nṛpā dhṛtarāṣṭram agre kṛtvā ekasmin kāle tāṃ sundarāṃ sabhāṃ praviṣṭāḥ || duḥśāsanaś citrasenaḥ śakuniś cāpi saubalaḥ ||
毗舍波耶那说道：他们推尊持国王（Dhṛtarāṣṭra）在前，齐入那吉祥的王家议殿。噢，婆罗多族中最卓越者——毗湿摩、德罗那、克利波、沙利耶、克利特跋摩、阇耶陀罗他、阿湿婆他摩、毗迦尔那、苏摩达多、婆诃利迦，至智的毗度罗，伟大的战车勇士优优图苏，以及许多别的英勇国王——皆令持国王先行，一同进入那辉煌的殿堂。（其间亦有）杜沙萨那、奇特罗塞那与苏婆罗之子沙昆尼。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds the ethics of kingship and counsel: major elders, warriors, and the wise Vidura assemble with Dhṛtarāṣṭra placed foremost, signaling that political decisions—especially those leading toward war—are made in formal court under the king’s authority, and that the presence of both wise advisers and partisan instigators shapes the moral direction of the state.
A large group of Kuru leaders and allied kings enter the royal assembly hall together, with Dhṛtarāṣṭra leading. The text lists prominent figures—elders like Bhīṣma and Droṇa, advisers like Vidura, warriors like Yuyutsu, and also key antagonists such as Duḥśāsana and Śakuni—setting the stage for deliberations in the Udyoga Parva as the conflict approaches.