Shloka 12
Rājasūya-sambhāra: Prosperity under Rājadharma and the Initiation of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Sacrifice
ततो दक्षिणमल्लांश्व भोगवन्तं च पर्वतम् । तरसैवाजयद् भीमो नातितीव्रेण कर्मणा
tato dakṣiṇa-mallānś ca bhogavantaṃ ca parvatam | tarasaivājayad bhīmo nātitīvreṇa karmaṇā |
Vaiśampāyana berkata: Setelah itu Bhīma dengan cepat menundukkan Malla Selatan dan juga gunung bernama Bhogavat; ia meraih kemenangan dengan daya dan momentum, tanpa menempuh tindakan yang terlampau keras. Dalam gerak maju berikutnya ia pun menaklukkan banyak penguasa—seperti tuan kaum Bharga, kepala para Niṣāda, dan Maṇimān—seraya memperluas wibawa Pāṇḍawa melalui penertiban yang tegas namun tidak kejam tanpa alasan.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in a campaign of conquest undertaken for royal consolidation, the text highlights restraint: success is praised when achieved efficiently and without needless cruelty (nāti-tīvreṇa karmaṇā), aligning power with a measure of dharmic self-control.
During the Pāṇḍavas’ digvijaya connected with Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rājasūya preparations, Bhīma advances through regions, subduing the Southern Mallas and the Bhogavat mountain area swiftly, and bringing additional local rulers and chiefs under Pāṇḍava authority.