Shloka 27
Rājasūya-sambhāra: Prosperity under Rājadharma and the Initiation of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Sacrifice
स सर्वान् म्लेच्छनूपतीन् सागरानूपवासिन: । करमाहारयामास रत्नानि विविधानि च,वहाँ उन्होंने समुद्रके टापुओंमें रहनेवाले बहुत-से म्लेच्छ राजाओंको जीतकर उनसे करके रूपमें भाँति-भाँतिके रत्न वसूल किये
sa sarvān mleccha-nṛpatīn sāgarānūpa-vāsinaḥ | karam āhārayāmāsa ratnāni vividhāni ca ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: Setelah menundukkan semua raja mleccha (asing) yang mendiami pulau-pulau yang dilingkungi laut serta kawasan paya pesisir, baginda memerintahkan mereka membawa ufti—cukai dan pelbagai jenis permata yang berharga. Petikan ini menegaskan etika pemerintahan raja: penaklukan diikuti pemungutan hasil yang teratur, menukar kekuatan perang menjadi kedaulatan yang tertib dan kekayaan bagi negeri.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse reflects a political-dharmic idea: conquest is not merely violence but is expected to culminate in stable governance, where defeated rulers acknowledge sovereignty through regular tribute (kara) and valuable offerings, integrating peripheral regions into an ordered realm.
The narrator states that the (previously mentioned) conqueror subdued many foreign rulers living in sea-bound/coastal regions and then had them pay taxes and deliver assorted gems as tribute.