Shloka 10

Devanagari script

वत्सभूमिं विनिर्जित्य केवलां मृत्तिकावतीम्‌ | मोहन पत्तनं चैव त्रिपुरीं कोसलां तथा

Transliteration

vatsabhūmiṁ vinirjitya kevalāṁ mṛttikāvatīm | mohana patthanaṁ caiva tripurīṁ kosalāṁ tathā

Translation

Waiśampāyana berkata: Setelah menaklukkan Vatsabhūmi, ia menjadikannya seakan tinggal hamparan tanah belaka. Ia pun merebut Mohana, kota bernama Patthana, Tripurī, dan juga Kosalā.

Word by Word

वत्सभूमिम्the land of Vatsa (Vatsabhūmi)

विनिर्जित्यhaving conquered

केवलाम्only, mere

मृत्तिकावतीम्Mṛttikāvatī (a city/region name)

मोहनMohana (proper name, likely qualifying the next word)

पत्तनम्the town/city

चand

एवindeed, also

त्रिपुरीम्Tripurī (proper name)

कोसलाम्Kosalā (proper name/region)

तथाlikewise, also

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Vatsabhūmi

Mohana

Patthana

Tripurī

Kosala

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the far-reaching consequences of conquest: territories can be reduced to 'mere earth,' suggesting the fragility of worldly prosperity under aggressive political ambition and the ethical weight borne by rulers who pursue expansion.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana lists a sequence of places that were subdued—Vatsabhūmi (described as left as bare ground), along with Mohana, Patthana, Tripurī, and Kosalā—indicating a campaign of victories and territorial acquisition.