Shloka 8
Adhyāya 31: Rājasūya-samāgama — The Gathering of Kings and the Ordering of Hospitality
चक्रे तेन स संग्रामं सहदेवेन भारत । स तमाजोौ विनिर्जित्य दक्षिणाभिमुखो ययौ,भारत! उस जम्भकपुत्रने सहदेवके साथ घोर संग्राम किया; परंतु सहदेव उसे युद्धमें जीतकर दक्षिण दिशाकी ओर बढ़ गये
cakre tena sa saṅgrāmaṃ sahadevena bhārata | sa tam ājau vinirjitya dakṣiṇābhimukho yayau ||
Vaiśampāyana said: O Bhārata, he fought a fierce battle with Sahadeva. Having decisively defeated him in that combat, Sahadeva then advanced facing south—pressing onward in his campaign after establishing victory.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya ethic of resolute action: victory in righteous combat is followed by disciplined continuation of one’s assigned campaign, without indulgence or delay.
A warrior engages Sahadeva in a severe fight; Sahadeva defeats him in the battlefield and then proceeds southward, indicating the onward movement of his military expedition.