Shloka 47
ततो महीं सागरमेखलां त्वं सपत्तनां ग्रामवर्ती समृद्धाम्
tato mahīṃ sāgaramekhalāṃ tvaṃ sapatnanāṃ grāmavartī samṛddhām
Entonces poseerías la tierra—ceñida por el océano—próspera en ciudades y aldeas, colmada de abundancia, aun cuando subsistan pretendientes rivales. El verso evoca el ideal de la responsabilidad soberana: gobernar no se mide sólo por la conquista, sino por la capacidad de sostener un reino floreciente en medio de un poder disputado.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames kingship as stewardship of a complete realm—'earth girdled by the ocean'—and implies that true rule is validated by sustaining prosperity (cities and villages thriving) even amid rivalry. Power is ethically meaningful when it secures welfare, not merely when it defeats opponents.
Sañjaya continues his report to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, describing the prospect of dominion over the whole earth—rich in settlements and resources—set against the backdrop of ongoing conflict and competing claimants.