Bhīmasena’s Digvijaya and Tribute Return (भीमस्य दिग्विजयः धननिवेदनं च)
तैरेव सहित: सर्वैरनुरज्य च तान् नृपान् उलूकवासिनं राजन् बृहन्तमुपजग्मिवान्,तत्पश्चात् उन नरेशोंको प्रसन्न करके उन सबके साथ उलूकवासी राजा बृहन्तपर आक्रमण किया
taireva sahitaḥ sarvair anurajya ca tān nṛpān ulūkavāsinaṃ rājan bṛhantam upajagmivān
Vaiśampāyana said: Having joined with all of them, and after winning over those kings and securing their goodwill, he then advanced against Bṛhanta, the king dwelling in Ulūka-land. The episode underscores a political ethic of first consolidating alliances and consent before undertaking hostile action.
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