Shloka 4
Adhyāya 31: Rājasūya-samāgama — The Gathering of Kings and the Ordering of Hospitality
सुकुमारं वशे चक्रे सुमित्रं च नराधिपम् । तथैवापरमत्स्यांश्ष व्यजयत् स पटच्चरान्,इसके बाद राजा सुकुमार तथा सुमित्रको वशमें किया। इसी प्रकार अपर मत्स्यों और लुटेरोंपर भी विजय प्राप्त की। तदनन्तर निषाददेश तथा पर्वतप्रवर गोशृंगको जीतकर बुद्धिमान् सहदेवने राजा श्रेणिमान्को वेगपूर्वक परास्त किया
sukumāraṁ vaśe cakre sumitraṁ ca narādhipam | tathaivāparamatsyāṁś ca vyajayat sa paṭaccarān |
Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Baginda menundukkan Raja Sukumāra dan juga Raja Sumitra. Demikian pula baginda menakluk para ketua Matsya yang selebihnya serta menewaskan para perompak yang merajalela.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores a kingly duty (rājadharma): establishing order by bringing rival rulers into lawful submission and suppressing banditry. Legitimate force is portrayed as serving stability and protection, contrasting with predatory violence.
In the account narrated by Vaiśampāyana, the conquering leader subdues King Sukumāra and King Sumitra, then defeats remaining Matsya leaders and roaming marauders, as part of a wider campaign of regional subjugation.