Shloka 14
Bhīmasena’s Himalayan Hunt and Seizure by the Ajagara (भीमसेनस्य अजगरग्रहणम्)
अद्य कृत्स्नां महीं देवीं विजितां पुरमालिनीम् मन्ये च धृतराष्ट्रस्य पुत्रानपि वशीकृतान्,आज मुझे यह विश्वास हो गया कि हम नगरोंसे सुशोभित समूची वसुधादेवीको जीत लेंगे। अब हम धृतराष्ट्रके पुत्रोंको भी अपने वशमें पड़ा हुआ ही मानते हैं
adya kṛtsnāṃ mahīṃ devīṃ vijitāṃ puramālinīm manye ca dhṛtarāṣṭrasya putrān api vaśīkṛtān
Yudhiṣṭhira said: “Today I am convinced that we shall conquer the entire earth—this goddess of the land, adorned with cities. I also deem that even Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons will be brought under our control.”
युधिछ्िर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a ruler’s resolve and political confidence: sovereignty over the realm is envisioned as legitimate and complete, extending even to rival claimants. Ethically, it gestures toward the ideal that power should culminate in stable, righteous governance rather than mere domination.
Yudhiṣṭhira expresses renewed certainty of success: he foresees conquest of the whole earth—poetically described as city-adorned—and anticipates that Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons (the Kauravas) will also come under his control.