Shloka 6
गिरिव्रजगताश्चापि नग्नजित्प्रमुखा नृपा: । अम्बष्ठाश्न विदेहाश्ष गान्धाराश्ष॒ जितास्त्वया,“गिरिव्रजके निवासी नग्नजित् आदि नरेश, अम्बष्ठ, विदेह और गान्धारदेशीय क्षत्रियोंको भी तुमने परास्त किया है
Girivrajagatāś cāpi Nagnajitpramukhā nṛpāḥ | Ambaṣṭhāś ca Videhāś ca Gāndhārāś ca jitās tvayā ||
Sañjaya said: “And the kings who had gone to Girivraja—led by Nagnajit—together with the warriors of Ambaṣṭha, Videha, and Gandhāra, have also been subdued by you.” In this report, victory is framed as the widening reach of conquest: the moral weight lies not in mere domination, but in the responsibility that follows from having overpowered many peoples and rulers.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the expanding scope of victory over multiple regions and rulers; ethically, it implies that conquest increases the victor’s burden of righteous governance and restraint, since power over many peoples demands accountability rather than mere pride.
Sañjaya is reporting a sequence of military successes: kings associated with Girivraja, led by Nagnajit, along with forces from Ambaṣṭha, Videha, and Gandhāra, are said to have been defeated by the addressed hero (tvayā).