Shloka 26

Devanagari script

एवं बहुविधान्‌ देशान्‌ विजित्य पवनात्मज: । वसु तेभ्य उपादाय लौहित्यमगमद्‌ बली,इस प्रकार पवनपुत्र बलवान्‌ भीमने बहुत-से देशोंपर अधिकार प्राप्त करके उन सबसे धन लेकर लौहित्य देशकी यात्रा की

Transliteration

evaṃ bahuvidhān deśān vijitya pavanātmajaḥ | vasu tebhya upādāya lauhityam agamad balī ||

Translation

ಹೀಗೆ ಪವನಪುತ್ರನಾದ ಬಲಿಷ್ಠ ಭೀಮನು ಅನೇಕ ವಿಧದ ದೇಶಗಳನ್ನು ಜಯಿಸಿ, ಅವುಗಳಿಂದ ಧನವನ್ನು ಪಡೆದು, ಲೌಹಿತ್ಯ ದೇಶದ ಕಡೆಗೆ ಹೊರಟನು.

Word by Word

एवम्thus

बहुविधान्many and various

देशान्countries/regions

विजित्यhaving conquered

पवनात्मजःson of the Wind (Bhima/Hanuman epithet; here Bhima)

वसुwealth

तेभ्यःfrom them

उपादायhaving taken/collected

लौहित्यम्to Lohitya (region/river-name used as place)

अगमत्went

बलीthe strong one

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Bhīma

Pavana (Vāyu)

Lauhitya (region)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse reflects rājadharma in practice: a prince asserts authority by subduing regions and collecting wealth/tribute to support state aims. It also invites ethical reflection on the limits and just conduct of conquest—power is portrayed as purposeful and accountable, not merely predatory.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates Bhīma’s campaign: after conquering many territories and collecting wealth from them, the powerful son of the Wind-god continues his journey toward the region called Lauhitya.