Shloka 1
Adhyāya 32: Rājasūya-Dīkṣā and Appointment of Court Offices (राजसूयदीक्षा तथा अधिकारविनियोगः)
(दाक्षिणात्य अधिक पाठके १०० श्लोक मिलाकर कुल १७८ श्लोक हैं) पम्प छा अड्-कााज - यह इक्ष्वाकुवंशीय दुर्जयका पुत्र था। इसका दूसरा नाम दुर्योधन था। यह राजा बड़ा धर्मात्मा था। इसकी कथा अनुशासनपर्वके दूसरे अध्यायमें आती है। > जो अपने कानोंसे ही शरीरको ढक लें उन्हें “कर्णप्रावरण' कहते हैं। प्राचीन कालमें ऐसी जातिके लोग थे
vaiśampāyana uvāca
nakulasya tu vakṣyāmi karmāṇi vijayaṃ tathā | vāsudevajitām āśāṃ yathāsāv ajayatū prabhuḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “O Janamejaya, I shall now recount Nakula’s deeds and his conquests—how that mighty prince subdued the western quarter, the region held under the authority of Vāsudeva. Listen to the manner of his victory.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames conquest as accountable narration of a ruler’s actions: power (prabhuḥ) is presented alongside a recognized cosmic-political order (the quarters associated with deities such as Vāsudeva), implying that royal expansion is to be understood within dharmic and ritualized structures rather than mere aggression.
Vaiśampāyana transitions to the account of Nakula’s campaign, announcing that he will describe Nakula’s deeds and specifically how he achieved victory over the western quarter, described as a region under Vāsudeva’s dominion.