Shloka 47
ततो महीं सागरमेखलां त्वं सपत्तनां ग्रामवर्ती समृद्धाम्
tato mahīṃ sāgaramekhalāṃ tvaṃ sapatnanāṃ grāmavartī samṛddhām
Then you would possess the earth—girdled by the ocean—prosperous with its cities and villages and rich in abundance, even though rival claimants still remain. It evokes the ideal of sovereign responsibility: rule is measured not merely by conquest, but by the power to sustain a flourishing realm amid contested authority.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames kingship as stewardship of a complete realm—'earth girdled by the ocean'—and implies that true rule is validated by sustaining prosperity (cities and villages thriving) even amid rivalry. Power is ethically meaningful when it secures welfare, not merely when it defeats opponents.
Sañjaya continues his report to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, describing the prospect of dominion over the whole earth—rich in settlements and resources—set against the backdrop of ongoing conflict and competing claimants.