Shloka 24
Rājasūya-sambhāra: Prosperity under Rājadharma and the Initiation of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Sacrifice
समुद्रसेनं निर्जित्य चन्द्रसेनं च पार्थिवम् । ताम्रलिप्तं च राजानं कर्वटाधिपतिं तथा
samudrasenaṁ nirjitya candrasenaṁ ca pārthivam | tāmrāliptaṁ ca rājānaṁ karvaṭādhipatiṁ tathā ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。ビーマセーナはサムドラセーナを討ち、さらに王チャンドラセーナをも破り、タームラリプタの王とカルヴァタの領主をも屈服させた。その後、海辺に住まうミレッチャの諸集団をことごとく支配下に置いた—この段は、帝王の大儀を前にしてパーンダヴァが正統なる主権を拡げてゆくさまを示すと同時に、政治的統合と征服に伴う倫理的責務との緊張を映し出している。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya duty of establishing orderly sovereignty as part of a larger dharmic project (the Rājasūya). Conquest is presented not as mere aggression but as political integration that carries ethical obligations: the victor must govern justly and restrain violence once submission is achieved.
Vaiśampāyana narrates Bhīma’s campaign of subjugation: he defeats kings named Samudrasena and Candrasena, then brings Tāmrālipta and Karvaṭa under control, and subsequently subdues coastal Mleccha groups—expanding Yudhiṣṭhira’s sphere of authority in preparation for the imperial sacrifice.