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Shloka 17

Rājasūya-sambhāra: Prosperity under Rājadharma and the Initiation of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Sacrifice

दण्डं च दण्डधारं च विजित्य पृथिवीपतीन्‌ | तैरेव सहितै: सर्वैर्गिरि्रजमुपाद्रवत्‌,मार्गमें दण्ड-दण्डधार तथा अन्य राजाओंको जीतकर उन सबके साथ वे गिरिव्रज नगरमें आये

daṇḍaṃ ca daṇḍadhāraṃ ca vijitya pṛthivīpatīn | taireva sahitaiḥ sarvair girivrajam upādravat ||

ဝိုင်သမ္ပာယနက ပြောသည်— အာဏာဒဏ္ဍကို ကိုင်ဆောင်သူတို့နှင့် လက်နက်ကိုင်သူတို့ အပါအဝင် မြေပြင်၏ မင်းများကို အနိုင်ယူနှိမ်နင်းပြီးနောက်၊ ထိုမင်းများကိုယ်တိုင်နှင့်အတူ ဂိရိဝ္ရဇမြို့သို့ ချီတက်သွား하였다။

दण्डम्Danda (a king named Daṇḍa)
दण्डम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदण्ड
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
दण्डधारम्Daṇḍadhāra (a king named Daṇḍadhāra)
दण्डधारम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदण्डधार
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
विजित्यhaving conquered
विजित्य:
TypeVerb
Root√जि
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)
पृथिवीपतीन्kings (lords of the earth)
पृथिवीपतीन्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवीपति
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
तैःby/with them
तैः:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
सहितैःaccompanied (together)
सहितैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootसहित
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
सर्वैःwith all (of them)
सर्वैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
गिरिव्रजम्Girivraja (the city Girivraja)
गिरिव्रजम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगिरिव्रज
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
उपाद्रवत्he approached / went towards
उपाद्रवत्:
TypeVerb
Rootउप + √द्रु
FormImperfect (Laṅ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśaṃpāyana
P
pṛthivīpati (kings)
G
Girivraja

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights the classical political idea of daṇḍa (coercive authority) as a tool of kingship: conquest is not only defeating opponents but also integrating them into a new political order, displaying overlordship and consolidating rule.

After conquering various kings, the leader proceeds to Girivraja, bringing the defeated rulers along with him—an image of a victorious campaign culminating in an advance on a major fortified city.