Shloka 16
अर्जुनस्य प्रतिघातः — श्रुताय्वच्युतायुवधः तथा गजसैन्यविदारणम्
Arjuna’s Counterstroke: Slaying of Śrutāyu and Acyutāyu; Breaking the Elephant Corps
चक्रवर्ती हृदीनात्मा जितारिहाजित: परै: | शत्रुविजयी, दूसरोंसे पराजित न होनेवाले अदीनचित्त चक्रवर्ती सम्राट् भरतने ब्राह्मणोंको सम्पूर्ण मनोहर रत्नोंसे विभूषित, कान्तिमान् एवं सुवर्णशोभित घोड़े, हाथी, रथ, ऊँट, बकरी, भेड़, दास, दासी, धन-धान्य, दूध देनेवाली सवत्सा गायें, गाँव, घर, खेत तथा वस्त्राभूषण आदि नाना प्रकारकी सामग्री एवं दस लाख कोटि स्वर्णमुद्राएँ दी थीं ।। १३-- १५३ || स चेन्ममार सृज्जय चतुर्भद्रतरस्त्वया
cakravartī hṛdīn ātmā jitārihājitaḥ paraiḥ | śatruvijayī, paraiḥ aparājitaḥ adīnacittaḥ cakravartī samrāṭ bharataḥ brāhmaṇebhyaḥ sampūrṇa-manohara-ratnaiḥ vibhūṣitān kāntimān suvarṇa-śobhitaṃś ca aśvān, hastinaḥ, rathān, uṣṭrān, ajān, avīn, dāsān, dāsīḥ, dhana-dhānyam, dugdha-dāyikāḥ sa-vatsāḥ gāvaḥ, grāmān, gṛhān, kṣetrāṇi tathā vastrābharaṇādīni nānā-vidhāni dravyāṇi ca daśa-lakṣa-koṭi suvarṇa-mudrāḥ adāt ||
ナーラダは言った。「転輪王バラタは、心堅く自らを制し、敵を征して他に征せられず、決して意気消沈することのない王であった。彼はバラモンたちに莫大な施与を行い、輝く馬、象、戦車、駱駝、山羊と羊、男女の僕婢、財宝と穀物、子を伴う乳牛、村々と家々と田畑、さまざまな衣と装身具、そして計り知れぬ金貨の宝蔵を授けた。」
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames ideal kingship as self-controlled power expressed through dharmic generosity. A ruler’s victory is not only over external enemies but also over the self, and that inner conquest is shown by giving wealth and resources for righteous purposes rather than hoarding or oppression.
Nārada describes Emperor Bharata as an undefeated cakravartin who performed massive donations to Brahmins—animals, vehicles, servants, agricultural assets, clothing and ornaments, and vast quantities of gold—depicting a model of royal munificence and merit-making.