Shloka 16
Jarā’s Account and the Enthronement of Jarāsandha (जरासंधोत्पत्तिः अभिषेकश्च)
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाभारत सभापव॑के अन्तर्गत राजसूयारम्भपर्वमें जरासंधवधके लिये मन्त्रणाविषयक सोलहवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
tasya abhijana-saṁyukti-guṇair bharata-sattama | vyāpteyaṁ pṛthivī sarvā sūryasyeva gabhastibhiḥ ||
Ô le meilleur des Bharata, par les nobles vertus issues de son illustre lignée, la terre entière en fut pénétrée, comme le monde est couvert par les rayons du soleil. Partout on parlait de ces qualités et on les louait, si bien que sa renommée et son excellence semblaient envelopper le pays de toutes parts.
अर्जुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights an ethical ideal of kingship: true eminence is shown when noble qualities—grounded in cultivated character and worthy lineage—become widely recognized, spreading like sunlight. Social praise here functions as a marker that virtue has become publicly evident and beneficial.
In the context of the Rājasūya preparations and the counsel surrounding the plan to deal with Jarāsandha, the text describes how a leading figure’s reputation and virtues had become universally known—so widely discussed and admired that they seemed to pervade the whole earth like the sun’s rays.