Shloka 14
व्युषिताश्वे यशोवृद्धे मनुष्येन्द्रे कुरूत्तम । व्युषिताश्व: समुद्रान्तां विजित्येमां वसुंधराम्
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
vyuṣitāśve yaśovṛddhe manuṣyendre kurūttama |
vyuṣitāśvaḥ samudrāntāṁ vijityemāṁ vasuṁdharām |
वैशम्पायन उवाच—कुरूत्तम, यशोवृद्धे मनुष्येन्द्रे व्युषिताश्वे पुराणविदो विद्वांसोऽस्य यशोगाथामिमां गायन्ति—“स समुद्रान्तामिमां वसुन्धरां विजित्य, यथा पिता औरसान् पुत्रान् पालयति, तथा सर्ववर्णान् प्रजाः सम्यक् अपालयत्।”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents an ethical model of kingship: even if a ruler conquers widely, his legitimacy is measured by dharmic governance—protecting all people impartially and acting with paternal responsibility rather than exploitation.
Vaiśampāyana introduces a traditional eulogy about King Vyuṣitāśva. The learned recite his fame, describing him as a renowned sovereign who conquered the earth up to the ocean and then protected his subjects like a father.