Shloka 6
अध्याय ४ — भीष्मेन कर्णोत्साहनम्
Bhīṣma’s Encouragement of Karṇa
गिरिव्रजगताश्चापि नग्नजित्प्रमुखा नृपा: । अम्बष्ठाश्न विदेहाश्ष गान्धाराश्ष॒ जितास्त्वया,“गिरिव्रजके निवासी नग्नजित् आदि नरेश, अम्बष्ठ, विदेह और गान्धारदेशीय क्षत्रियोंको भी तुमने परास्त किया है
Girivrajagatāś cāpi Nagnajitpramukhā nṛpāḥ | Ambaṣṭhāś ca Videhāś ca Gāndhārāś ca jitās tvayā ||
Sañjaya said: “And the kings who had gone to Girivraja—led by Nagnajit—together with the warriors of Ambaṣṭha, Videha, and Gandhāra, have also been subdued by you.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the expanding scope of victory over multiple regions and rulers; ethically, it implies that conquest increases the victor’s burden of righteous governance and restraint, since power over many peoples demands accountability rather than mere pride.
Sañjaya is reporting a sequence of military successes: kings associated with Girivraja, led by Nagnajit, along with forces from Ambaṣṭha, Videha, and Gandhāra, are said to have been defeated by the addressed hero (tvayā).