Shloka 17

Bhīmasena’s Digvijaya and Tribute Return (भीमस्य दिग्विजयः धननिवेदनं च)

Devanagari script

ततः काश्मीरकान्‌ वीरान्‌ क्षत्रियान्‌ क्षत्रियर्षभ: । व्यजयल्लोदहितं चैव मण्डलैर्दशभि: सह,इसके बाद क्षत्रियशिरोमणि धनंजयने काश्मीरके क्षत्रियवीरोंको तथा दस मण्डलोंके साथ राजा लोहितको भी जीत लिया

Transliteration

tataḥ kāśmīrakān vīrān kṣatriyān kṣatriyarṣabhaḥ | vyajayal lohitaṃ caiva maṇḍalair daśabhiḥ saha ||

Translation

Then that bull among kṣatriyas (Arjuna), continuing his campaign of conquest, subdued the valiant Kṣatriya warriors of Kāśmīra; and he also defeated King Lohita together with his ten territorial circles (maṇḍalas).

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya

• काश्मीरकान्: the Kashmiris
• काश्मीरकान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: काश्मीरक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• वीरान्: heroes/warriors
• वीरान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• क्षत्रियान्: Kshatriyas
• क्षत्रियान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• क्षत्रियर्षभः: the bull among Kshatriyas (best of Kshatriyas)
• क्षत्रियर्षभः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्रिय + ऋषभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• व्यजयत्: conquered/defeated
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि (धातु) उपसर्ग: वि-
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• लोहितम्: Lohita (a king)
• लोहितम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोहित (प्रातिपदिक; राज्ञः नाम)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: Avyaya

• एव: also/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव
• Form: Avyaya

• मण्डलैः: with divisions/circles (mandalas)
• मण्डलैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• दशभिः: with ten
• दशभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशन् (संख्याशब्द)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह
• Form: Avyaya (used with instrumental)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Kāśmīra
• Kṣatriyas (Kāśmīraka warriors)
• Lohita (king)
• Maṇḍalas (ten territorial circles)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse reflects rājadharma in action: a kṣatriya’s sanctioned use of force to establish political unity and stability for a larger dharmic purpose (such as imperial rites and orderly governance), rather than conquest as personal aggression.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana reports that Arjuna (called ‘kṣatriyarṣabha’) defeats the warriors of Kāśmīra and also overcomes King Lohita along with his ten maṇḍalas, marking another stage in the campaign of subduing regions.