Shloka 3
दुर्योधनस्य लज्जा-प्रायोपवेशविचारः
Duryodhana’s Shame and Consideration of Prāyopaveśa
(तवाद्य पृथिवी राजन्नखिला सागराम्बरा | सपर्वतवनारामा सह स्थावरजड़मा ।।) “राजन! पर्वत, वन, उद्यान एवं स्थावर-जड़मोंसहित यह सारी समुद्रपर्यना पृथ्वी आज तुम्हारे अधिकारमें है ।। प्राच्याश्न दाक्षिणात्याश्व प्रतीच्योदीच्यवासिन: । कृता: करप्रदा: सर्वे राजानस्ते नराधिप,“नरेश्वर! पूर्व, दक्षिण, पश्चिम और उत्तर दिशाके सभी राजाओंको तुम्हारे लिये करदाता बना दिया है
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
tavādya pṛthivī rājann akhilā sāgarāmbarā |
sa-parvata-vanārāmā saha sthāvara-jaḍāmayā ||
prācyāś ca dākṣiṇātyāś ca pratīcyodīcya-vāsinaḥ |
kṛtāḥ kara-pradāḥ sarve rājānas te narādhipa ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “O King, today this entire earth—girdled by the ocean—together with its mountains, forests, and pleasure-groves, even with all that is immovable and inanimate, lies under your authority. The rulers dwelling in the eastern, southern, western, and northern regions have all been made tributary to you, O lord of men.” Ethically, the verse frames sovereignty not as mere possession but as a condition that brings responsibility: the king’s dominion extends over land and life alike, implying the duty to protect, govern justly, and restrain pride that can arise from universal tribute.
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