Shloka 16
Adhyāya 31: Rājasūya-samāgama — The Gathering of Kings and the Ordering of Hospitality
पुलिन्दांश्व॒ रणे जित्वा ययौ दक्षिणत: पुर: । युयुधे पाण्ड्यराजेन दिवसं नकुलानुज:,फिर पुलिन्दोंको संग्राममें हहकर नकुलके छोटे भाई सहदेव दक्षिण दिशामें और आगे बढ़ गये। तत्पश्चात् उन्होंने पाण्ड्य-नरेशके साथ एक दिन युद्ध किया
Pulindāṁś ca raṇe jitvā yayau dakṣiṇataḥ puraḥ | yuyudhe Pāṇḍyarājena divasaṁ Nakulānujaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana dit : Après avoir vaincu les Pulindas au combat, Sahadeva —le cadet de Nakula— s’avança plus avant vers le quartier du Sud. Puis il livra bataille au roi des Pāṇḍya durant l’espace d’un jour, poursuivant sa campagne de conquête selon le devoir royal de soumettre les puissances rivales.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse reflects kṣatriya-dharma in the context of a royal campaign: a prince advances methodically, subduing opponents to establish political order and sovereignty. The ethical frame is not personal enmity but the duty-bound conduct of warfare and governance within a larger statecraft objective.
Sahadeva, after defeating the Pulindas, continues southward and then engages the Pāṇḍya king in battle for one full day, marking another stage in his southern expedition described in the Sabha Parva.