Shloka 40
Adhyāya 123 — Droṇa’s Pedagogy: Arjuna’s Preeminence, Ekalavya’s Self-Training, and the Bhāsa-Lakṣya Trial
एष मद्रान् वशे कृत्वा कुरूंश्व सह सोमकै: । चेदिकाशिकरूषांश्व॒ कुरुलक्ष्मीं वहिष्पति,“तुम्हारा यह वीर पुत्र मद्र, कुर, सोमक, चेदि, काशि तथा करूष नामक देशोंको वशमें करके कुरुवंशकी लक्ष्मीका पालन करेगा
vaiśampāyana uvāca | eṣa madrān vaśe kṛtvā kurūṃś ca saha somakaiḥ | cedikāśikarūṣāṃś ca kurulakṣmīṃ vahiṣyati ||
Vaiśampāyana sprach: „Dieser heldenhafte Sohn von dir wird, nachdem er die Madras unterworfen hat, ebenso die Kurus samt den Somakas, dazu die Cedis, Kāśis und Karūṣas, den Wohlstand und das königliche Glück des Kuru-Geschlechts aufrechterhalten und bewahren.“
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames ideal kingship as the capacity to establish order (vaśe kṛtvā) and thereby protect the dynasty’s welfare (kurulakṣmīṃ vahiṣyati). Power is presented as legitimate when it results in stability, protection, and the sustained prosperity of the realm and lineage.
Vaiśampāyana reports a prediction or assurance about a certain ‘heroic son’: he will subdue multiple neighboring peoples—Madra, Kuru with Somaka, Cedi, Kāśi, and Karūṣa—and will maintain the splendor and prosperity of the Kuru house.