Shloka 12
Chapter 6: Dāruka’s Report; Arjuna Witnesses Dvārakā’s Desolation (दारुकवृत्तान्तः—अर्जुनस्य द्वारकादर्शनम्)
गान्धारान् काशिराजं च मरुभूमौ च पार्थिवान् | प्राच्यांश्व दाक्षिणात्यांश्व॒ पार्वतीयांस्तथा नृपान्
gāndhārān kāśirājaṃ ca marubhūmau ca pārthivān | prācyāṃś ca dākṣiṇātyāṃś ca pārvatīyāṃs tathā nṛpān ||
गान्धारान् काशिराजं च मरुभूमौ च पार्थिवान् । प्राच्यांश्च दाक्षिणात्यांश्च पार्वतीयांस्तथा नृपान् ॥
वसुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the vast, interconnected political world of the epic—many regions and rulers are implicated in the unfolding consequences of the Yādava-Kuru era, suggesting the breadth of responsibility and the far-reaching effects of adharma and conflict.
Vasudeva is referring to (or enumerating) various regional kings—Gandhāra, Kāśī, desert rulers, easterners, southerners, and mountain kings—situating the episode within a wider pan-Indian setting and indicating the presence/concern of multiple polities in the Mausala Parva context.