Shloka 24

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

Devanagari script

समुद्रसेनं निर्जित्य चन्द्रसेनं च पार्थिवम्‌ । ताम्रलिप्तं च राजानं कर्वटाधिपतिं तथा

Transliteration

samudrasenaṁ nirjitya candrasenaṁ ca pārthivam | tāmrāliptaṁ ca rājānaṁ karvaṭādhipatiṁ tathā ||

Translation

ସମୁଦ୍ରସେନକୁ ଜୟ କରି ଏବଂ ପାର୍ଥିବ ଚନ୍ଦ୍ରସେନକୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ପରାଜିତ କରି, ଭୀମସେନ ତାମ୍ରଲିପ୍ତର ରାଜା ଓ କର୍ବଟାଧିପତିଙ୍କୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ଅଧୀନ କଲେ।

Word by Word

• समुद्रसेनम्: Samudrasena (name of a king)
• समुद्रसेनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: समुद्रसेन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• निर्जित्य: having conquered
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि√जि
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• चन्द्रसेनम्: Chandrasena (name of a king)
• चन्द्रसेनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्रसेन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• पार्थिवम्: the king/earthly ruler
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पार्थिव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ताम्रलिप्तम्: Tamralipta (king of Tamralipta / Tamralipta-region)
• ताम्रलिप्तम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ताम्रलिप्त
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• राजानम्: king
• राजानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कर्वटाधिपतिम्: the lord of Karvaṭa (a ruler titled 'Karvaṭa-adhipati')
• कर्वटाधिपतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्वटाधिपति
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तथा: likewise/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
• Samudrasena
• Candrasena
• King of Tāmrālipta
• Karvaṭādhipati (lord of Karvaṭa)
• Tāmrālipta
• Karvaṭa
• Mlecchas (coastal communities)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the kṣatriya duty of establishing orderly sovereignty as part of a larger dharmic project (the Rājasūya). Conquest is presented not as mere aggression but as political integration that carries ethical obligations: the victor must govern justly and restrain violence once submission is achieved.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates Bhīma’s campaign of subjugation: he defeats kings named Samudrasena and Candrasena, then brings Tāmrālipta and Karvaṭa under control, and subsequently subdues coastal Mleccha groups—expanding Yudhiṣṭhira’s sphere of authority in preparation for the imperial sacrifice.