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
Vaiśampāyana sprach: „O König, diese ganze Erde—vom Ozean umgürtet—ist nun unter deine Herrschaft gelangt.“
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.