Shloka 19

Bhīmasena’s Digvijaya and Tribute Return (भीमस्य दिग्विजयः धननिवेदनं च)

Devanagari script

अभिसारीं ततो रम्यां विजिग्ये कुरुनन्दन: । उरगावासिनं चैव रोचमानं रणेडजयत्‌,इसके बाद कुरुनन्दन धनंजयने रमणीय अभिसारी नगरीपर विजय पायी और उरगावासी राजा रोचमानको भी युद्धमें परास्त किया

Transliteration

abhisārīṁ tato ramyāṁ vijigye kurunandanaḥ | uragāvāsinaṁ caiva rocamānaṁ raṇe ’jayat |

Translation

វៃសម្បាយនៈបាននិយាយ៖ បន្ទាប់មក ធនញ្ជយ (អរជុន) អ្នកជាទីរីករាយនៃកុរុ បានយកឈ្នះទីក្រុងអភិសារីដ៏ស្រស់ស្អាត ហើយក្នុងសមរភូមិ ក៏បានផ្តួលរោចមានៈ ព្រះមហាក្សត្រដែលស្នាក់នៅក្នុងដែននាគ (ឧរគ) ផងដែរ។

Word by Word

• अभिसारीम्: Abhisārī (city)
• अभिसारीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिसारी (नगर-नाम)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• रम्याम्: beautiful, delightful
• रम्याम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• विजिग्ये: conquered
• विजिग्ये: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि (√जि)
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• कुरुनन्दनः: the delight of the Kurus (Arjuna)
• कुरुनन्दनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरुनन्दन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उरगावासिनम्: dwelling among serpents / of Uraga-dwelling (epithet)
• उरगावासिनम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उरगावासिन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed, also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• रोचमानम्: Rocamāna (king)
• रोचमानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोचमान (राज-नाम)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• अजयत्: defeated, conquered
• अजयत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि (√जि)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Kurunandana (Arjuna/Dhanañjaya)
• Abhisārī (city/region)
• Rocamāna
• Uragas (serpent-people/serpent-dwellers)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse reflects kṣatriya- and rāja-dharma in action: a ruler’s champion establishes political stability by subduing hostile or independent powers. Martial success is presented as instrumental—serving a broader lawful order rather than mere personal aggression.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates Arjuna’s campaign of victories: he conquers the beautiful city/region called Abhisārī and then defeats in battle a king named Rocamāna, described as ‘uragāvāsin’—associated with the Uragas (serpent-dwellers).