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Shloka 76

Adhyāya 32: Rājasūya-Dīkṣā and Appointment of Court Offices (राजसूयदीक्षा तथा अधिकारविनियोगः)

तथा माध्यमिकांश्चैव वाटधानान्‌ द्विजानथ । तत्पश्चात्‌ दशार्णदेशपर विजय प्राप्त करके पाण्डुनन्दन नकुलने शिबि

tathā mādhyamikāṁś caiva vāṭadhānān dvijān atha | tatpaścāt daśārṇadeśapara vijayaṁ prāpya pāṇḍunandana nakulaḥ śibi-trigarta-ambaṣṭha-mālava-pañcakarpata-mādhyamika-deśān prasthitaḥ, tān sarvān jitvā vāṭadhānadeśīyān kṣatriyān api parājigāya |

Vaiśampāyana disse: “Do mesmo modo, ele subjugou os Mādhymikas e, em seguida, os Vāṭadhānas. Depois, tendo assegurado a vitória na terra de Daśārṇa, Nakula — filho de Pāṇḍu — partiu contra as regiões dos Śibis, Trigartas, Ambaṣṭhas, Mālavas, Pañcakarpatas e Mādhymikas; conquistando a todos, derrotou também os kṣatriyas do país de Vāṭadhāna.” A passagem retrata a expansão disciplinada do rito imperial de Yudhiṣṭhira por meio da campanha de Nakula, na qual a submissão política é buscada como parte de uma soberania ordenada, e não como mero saque.

तथाthus, also
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
माध्यमिकान्the Madhyamikas (people of Madhyamika country)
माध्यमिकान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमाध्यमिक
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
एवindeed, also
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
वाटधानान्the Vatadhanas (people of Vatadhana country)
वाटधानान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवाटधान
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
द्विजान्the twice-born (Brahmins)
द्विजान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्विज
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
अथthen
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
N
Nakula
P
Pāṇḍu
D
Daśārṇa (country)
Ś
Śibi (people/region)
T
Trigarta (people/region)
A
Ambaṣṭha (people/region)
M
Mālava (people/region)
P
Pañcakarpata (people/region)
M
Mādhymika (people/region)
V
Vāṭadhāna (people/region)
K
Kṣatriyas
D
Dvijas

Educational Q&A

The verse supports the Mahābhārata’s theme that royal power should be exercised within an ordered framework—here, Nakula’s conquests serve the larger purpose of establishing Yudhiṣṭhira’s legitimate sovereignty (connected with the Rājasūya), emphasizing disciplined statecraft and Kṣatriya responsibility rather than aimless violence.

Vaiśampāyana recounts Nakula’s campaign: after winning in Daśārṇa, he marches through multiple regions—Śibi, Trigarta, Ambaṣṭha, Mālava, Pañcakarpata, and Mādhymika—and defeats them, including the Kṣatriyas of Vāṭadhāna, bringing these territories under submission.