Shloka 16
Adhyāya 32: Rājasūya-Dīkṣā and Appointment of Court Offices (राजसूयदीक्षा तथा अधिकारविनियोगः)
ततः सागरकुक्षिस्थान् म्लेच्छान्ू परमदारुणान्,तदनन्तर समुद्री टापुओंमें रहनेवाले अत्यन्त भयंकर म्लेच्छ, पह्नव, बर्बर, किरात, यवन और शकोंको जीतकर उनसे रत्नोंकी भेंट ले विजयके विचित्र उपायोंके जाननेवाले कुरुश्रेष्ठ नकुल इन्द्रप्रसथ्थकी ओर लौटे
tataḥ sāgarakukṣisthān mlecchān paramadāruṇān jitvā ratnāni ca tebhyo gṛhītvā vijayasya vicitrān upāyān jñātvā kuruśreṣṭho nakula indraprasthaṃ pratyāvavṛte
ततः सागरकुक्षिस्थान् म्लेच्छान् परमदारुणान् जिगाय। तेषां रत्नोपहारान् गृहीत्वा, विजयविचित्रोपायविद् कुरुश्रेष्ठो नकुल इन्द्रप्रस्थं प्रत्याववर्त।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights a model of kingship where victory is followed by the orderly acceptance of tribute, implying the ruler’s duty to establish political stability and regulated relations rather than mere destruction.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Nakula conquers fierce sea-region peoples (including island/coastal groups) and receives jewels as tribute, then returns to Indraprastha as part of the Pāṇḍavas’ wider campaign of subduing regions.