Shloka 106
निखिलाः पृथिवीं सर्वा प्रशासन्तु हतद्विष: । “राजन! आप चिरंजीवी हों। सामने आये हुए शत्रुओंका संहार कर डालें। आपके बाहुबलको पाकर धुृतराष्ट्रके सभी महाबली पुत्र शत्रुओंका नाश करके सारी पृथ्वीका शासन करें
nikhilāḥ pṛthivīṃ sarvā praśāsantu hatadviṣaḥ |
निखिलां पृथिवीं सर्वां प्रशासन्तु हतद्विषः। राजन्, चिरञ्जीवी भव; समागतान् शत्रून् सम्मुखे हत्वा विनाशय। तव बाहुबलाश्रयात् धृतराष्ट्रस्य सर्वे महाबली पुत्राः शत्रून् निहत्य सर्वां पृथिवीं प्रशासन्तु॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ideal of kingship as complete sovereignty, but framed through the lens of war: rule is imagined as the outcome of annihilating opposition. Ethically, it reflects the Mahābhārata’s tension between political ambition and the destructive cost of seeking dominion through violence.
Sañjaya reports a benedictive, victory-oriented sentiment addressed to the king: a wish that Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons, empowered by the king’s support and martial strength, will kill the opposing warriors and then govern the whole earth.