Shloka 32
जयद्रथविमोचन–पलायनवृत्तान्तः
Recovery of Draupadī and Jayadratha’s flight
देशैरुच्चावचै: पूर्णा पत्तनैर्नगरैरपि । दीपैश्वानूपसम्पूर्ण: पृथिवीं पृथिवीपते,महाराज! इस प्रकार शस्त्रधारियोंमें श्रेष्ठ सूतपुत्र कर्णने पर्वत, वन, खुले स्थान, समुद्र, उद्यान, ऊँचे-नीचे देश, पुर और नगर, द्वीप और जलयुक्त प्रदेशोंसे युक्त सारी पृथ्वीको जीतकर थोड़े ही समयमें समस्त राजाओंको वशमें कर लिया और उनसे अटूट धनराशि लेकर वह राजा धृतराष्ट्रके समीप आया
deśair uccāvacaiḥ pūrṇā pattanaiḥ nagaraiḥ api | dvīpaiś cānūpasampūrṇāṃ pṛthivīṃ pṛthivīpate mahārāja ||
Vaiśampāyana disse: “Ó senhor da terra, ó grande rei! O mundo inteiro—repleto de terras de toda espécie, com portos e cidades, com ilhas e regiões pantanosas ricas em águas—foi trazido ao domínio de Karṇa. Tendo rapidamente subjugado os reis e deles extraído um fluxo ininterrupto de riquezas, esse governante então se apresentou diante de Dhṛtarāṣṭra.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames royal power in terms of territorial control and the extraction of tribute, highlighting how political success can be measured by conquest and wealth—yet implicitly raising rājadharma questions about whether dominance and forced tribute align with righteous kingship.
Vaiśampāyana describes Karṇa’s rapid campaign of subjugation across varied lands—cities, ports, islands, and wetlands—bringing many kings under control, collecting substantial wealth from them, and then returning to Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s court.