Mahabharata 7.62.116 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 62, Shloka 116
Adhyāya 62: Sañjaya’s Admonition to Dhṛtarāṣṭra on Rāja-dharma and Consequence
तत् सर्व यौवनाश्चस्य मान्धातु: क्षेत्रमुच्यते । सूर्य जहाँसे उदय होते थे और जहाँ जाकर अस्त होते थे, वह सारा-का-सारा प्रदेश युवनाश्वपुत्र मान्धाताका क्षेत्र (राज्य) कहलाता था
tat sarvaṃ yauvanāśvasya māndhātuḥ kṣetram ucyate | sūryaḥ yasmāt udayaṃ gacchati yatra ca gatvā astaṃ gacchati, sa sarvaḥ pradeśaḥ yauvanāśva-putra-māndhātuḥ kṣetram (rājyaṃ) iti kathyate |
নারদ বললেন—সে সমগ্র বিস্তার যুবনাশ্বপুত্র মান্ধাতার ক্ষেত্র (রাজ্য) নামে খ্যাত ছিল; সূর্য যেখানে উদিত হয় এবং যেখানে অস্ত যায়—সেই সমগ্র অঞ্চলই মান্ধাতার অধিকারভুক্ত বলে কথিত ছিল।
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses the image of the sun’s rise and set to express the ideal of expansive, orderly kingship: a ruler’s greatness is framed as guardianship over a vast, well-held realm, aligning sovereignty with dharmic responsibility rather than mere aggression.
Nārada describes the extent of King Māndhātṛ’s territory, identifying it as the whole region spanning from the place of sunrise to the place of sunset, thereby emphasizing Māndhātṛ’s legendary imperial stature.
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