Shloka 36
Adhyāya 31: Rājasūya-samāgama — The Gathering of Kings and the Ordering of Hospitality
ततः प्रभृति ये केचिदज्ञानात् तां पुरी नृपा: । जिगीषन्ति बलाद राजंस्ते दहान्ते सम वह्निना,राजन! तभीसे जो कोई नरेश अज्ञानवश उस पुरीको बलपूर्वक जीतना चाहते, उन्हें अग्निदेव जला देते थे
tataḥ prabhṛti ye kecid ajñānāt tāṃ purīṃ nṛpāḥ | jigīṣanti balād rājaṃs te dahyante sama-vahninā ||
അന്നുമുതൽ, രാജാവേ, അജ്ഞാനവശാൽ ആ നഗരത്തെ ബലപ്രയോഗത്തോടെ കീഴടക്കാൻ ശ്രമിച്ച ഏതു രാജാക്കളും അതേ അഗ്നിയാൽ ദഹിപ്പിക്കപ്പെട്ടു.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse warns that conquest driven by ignorance and brute force, without rightful understanding or restraint, leads to ruin; moral order is upheld by consequences that can appear as divine punishment.
Vaiśampāyana states that after a certain event, any kings who tried to capture that city by force were burned by the same fire, implying the city was under a fiery, divine protection that repelled aggressors.