Shloka 15
नकुलस्य प्रतीची-दिग्विजयः
Nakula’s Conquest of the Western Quarter
तस्य भीमस्तदा55चख्यौ धर्मराजचिकीर्षितम् । सचतं प्रतिगृहौव तथा चक्रे नराधिप:,महता बलचक्रेण परराष्ट्रावमर्दिना । हस्त्यश्वरथपूर्णेन दंशितेन प्रतापवान् २ ।।
tasya bhīmas tadā cākhyau dharmarāja-cikīrṣitam | sa ca tat pratigṛhyaiva tathā cakre narādhipaḥ || mahatā bala-cakreṇa para-rāṣṭrāvamardinā | hastyaśva-ratha-pūrṇena daṃśitena pratāpavān || vṛto bharata-śārdūlo dviṣac-choka-vivardhanaḥ |
ਵੈਸ਼ੰਪਾਯਨ ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ—ਤਦ ਭੀਮ ਨੇ ਧਰਮਰਾਜ ਜੋ ਕੁਝ ਕਰਨਾ ਚਾਹੁੰਦੇ ਸਨ, ਉਹ ਸਭ ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਦੱਸ ਦਿੱਤਾ। ਇਹ ਸੁਣ ਕੇ ਉਸ ਨਰੇਸ਼ ਨੇ ਉਸ ਯੋਜਨਾ ਨੂੰ ਮੰਨ ਲਿਆ ਅਤੇ ਉਸੇ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਕਾਰਵਾਈ ਕੀਤੀ।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes disciplined action aligned with rightful authority: Bhīma acts not from private impulse but after understanding and accepting Dharmarāja’s intended course, illustrating duty-bound execution of a king’s policy through organized means.
Bhīma communicates Dharmarāja’s plan; the king accepts it and proceeds. Bhīma is depicted setting out with a massive, well-armed force—elephants, horses, and chariots—capable of subduing enemy kingdoms, heightening the enemies’ fear and sorrow.