Shloka 70
Adhyāya 31: Rājasūya-samāgama — The Gathering of Kings and the Ordering of Hospitality
नगरीं संजयन्तीं च पाखण्डं करहाटकम् । दूतैरेव वशे चक्रे करं चैनानदापयत्
sahadeva uvāca |
nagarīṃ sañjayantīṃ ca pākhaṇḍaṃ karahāṭakam |
dūtair eva vaśe cakre karaṃ cainān adāpayat |
サハデーヴァは言った。「使者を遣わすのみで、サンジャヤンティーの都と、パーカンダおよびカラハータカと呼ばれる地方を服属させ、彼らに貢租を納めさせた。」
सहदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds a governance ethic in which political aims (bringing regions under authority and securing revenue) can be pursued through diplomacy—using envoys—rather than immediate force, while still emphasizing the kingly duty of orderly administration and tribute collection.
In the account of Sahadeva’s campaign connected with Yudhiṣṭhira’s imperial project, certain cities and regions—Sañjayantī, Pākhaṇḍa, and Karahāṭaka—are said to be subdued through messengers alone, and made to render tribute.