Shloka 8
दुर्योधनस्य लज्जा-प्रायोपवेशविचारः
Duryodhana’s Shame and Consideration of Prāyopaveśa
तवेयं पृथिवी राजन् निखिला सागराम्बरा,“राजन! इस समय यह सारी समुद्रवसना पृथ्वीदेवी पर्वत, वन, ग्राम, नगर तथा खानोंके साथ तुम्हारे अधिकारमें आ गयी है। यह नाना प्रकारके प्रदेशोंसे युक्त तथा पर्वतोंसे सुशोभित है
taveyaṃ pṛthivī rājan nikhilā sāgarāmbarā
বৈশম্পায়নে ক’লে—হে ৰাজন, সাগৰে আৱৃত এই সমগ্ৰ পৃথিৱী এতিয়া তোমাৰ অধীনলৈ আহিল।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Kingship is portrayed as stewardship: receiving ‘the whole earth’ implies an ethical obligation to govern comprehensively and justly, aligning power with rajadharma rather than personal gain.
Vaiśampāyana addresses a king and declares that the entire ocean-girdled earth has come under his control, marking a moment of acknowledged sovereignty and the attendant duty of rule.