Shloka 2
सहदेव-दक्षिण-दिग्विजयः — Sahadeva’s Southern Conquest and the Māhiṣmatī–Agni Encounter
महता संनिपातेन क्षत्रियान्तकरेण ह । अजयत् पाण्डवश्रेष्ठ: करे चैनं न्नयवेशयत्
mahātā saṁnipātena kṣatriyāntakareṇa ha | ajayat pāṇḍavaśreṣṭhaḥ kare cainaṁ nyaveśayat ||
મહાન સૈન્ય-સમાગમ અને ક્ષત્રિયાંતકર એવા ઘોર યુદ્ધ દ્વારા પાંડવશ્રેષ્ઠે તેને જીત્યો અને તેને કર આપવા બાંધ્યો।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a model of rājadharma in conquest: victory is not merely annihilation but the establishment of political order—subduing a ruler and then reinstalling him under the obligation of tribute, thereby converting violence into a stable, governed relationship.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that the foremost Pāṇḍava wins a major battle, conquers the region/ruler, and then reinstates the defeated king on his throne with the condition that he will pay regular tribute (kara).