Shloka 10
जयद्रथविमोचन–पलायनवृत्तान्तः
Recovery of Draupadī and Jayadratha’s flight
वत्सभूमिं विनिर्जित्य केवलां मृत्तिकावतीम् | मोहन पत्तनं चैव त्रिपुरीं कोसलां तथा
vatsabhūmiṁ vinirjitya kevalāṁ mṛttikāvatīm | mohana patthanaṁ caiva tripurīṁ kosalāṁ tathā
Vaiśampāyana sprach: Nachdem er Vatsabhūmi bezwungen hatte —sodass es wie ein bloßer Erdstreifen zurückblieb— nahm er auch Mohana, die Stadt namens Patthana, Tripurī und ebenso Kosalā ein.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the far-reaching consequences of conquest: territories can be reduced to 'mere earth,' suggesting the fragility of worldly prosperity under aggressive political ambition and the ethical weight borne by rulers who pursue expansion.
Vaiśampāyana lists a sequence of places that were subdued—Vatsabhūmi (described as left as bare ground), along with Mohana, Patthana, Tripurī, and Kosalā—indicating a campaign of victories and territorial acquisition.