Shloka 19
Bhīmasena’s Digvijaya and Tribute Return (भीमस्य दिग्विजयः धननिवेदनं च)
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
abhisārīṁ tato ramyāṁ vijigye kurunandanaḥ | uragāvāsinaṁ caiva rocamānaṁ raṇe ’jayat |
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಅನಂತರ ಕುರುನಂದನ ಧನಂಜಯನು ರಮ್ಯವಾದ ಅಭಿಸಾರೀ ನಗರವನ್ನು ಜಯಿಸಿದನು; ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಉರಗದೇಶವಾಸಿಯಾದ ರಾಜ ರೋಚಮಾನನನ್ನೂ ರಣದಲ್ಲೇ ಸೋಲಿಸಿದನು।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
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.
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).