Shloka 1
[दाक्षिणात्य अधिक पाठके २ श्लोक मिलाकर कुल २५ “लोक हैं।] हम () ऑिजआ अप अष्टषष्टितमो< ध्याय: राजा विराटकी उत्तरके विषयमें चिन्ता
vaiśampāyana uvāca | dhanaṃ cāpi vijityāśu virāṭo vāhinīpatiḥ | viveśa nagaraṃ hṛṣṭaś caturbhiḥ pāṇḍavaiḥ saha ||
قال فَيْشَمْبَايَنَة: «يا جَنَمِيجَيَا، إنّ الملكَ فِيرَاطَة، قائدَ الجموع، بعدما استعاد سريعًا المالَ أيضًا، دخل المدينةَ مبتهجًا غايةَ الابتهاج مع الإخوة الباندَفَة الأربعة.»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the dharmic ideal of kingship: victory is meaningful when it restores rightful order and security for the realm. The king’s joyful return with capable allies underscores that governance is strengthened by righteous support and disciplined action rather than by mere conquest.
After the successful recovery of wealth (in the context of the cattle-raid conflict), King Virāṭa returns to his city. He enters happily, accompanied by four of the Pāṇḍavas, marking a public moment of triumph and transition into the ensuing dialogue about the victory.