Shloka 31

Devanagari script

मया हि राजन्‌ सदिगीश्वरा दिशो विजित्य सर्वा भवतः कृता वशे

Transliteration

mayā hi rājan sadigīśvarā diśo vijitya sarvā bhavataḥ kṛtā vaśe

Translation

సంజయుడు పలికెను—హే రాజా! దిక్పాలులతో కూడిన సమస్త దిశలను నేను జయించి, అవన్నీ మీ వశమునకు తెచ్చితిని.

Word by Word

मयाby me

हिindeed/for

राजन्O king

सthose

दिगीश्वराःlords of the quarters (directional rulers)

दिशःdirections/quarters

विजित्यhaving conquered

सर्वाःall

भवतःof you/your

कृताःmade/placed

वशेunder control/in subjection

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

King (Dhṛtarāṣṭra, implied by address ‘rājan’)

Digīśvaras / Dikpālas (lords/guardians of the directions, implied)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how claims of conquest and sovereignty are framed as total domination—‘all directions’ made subject to a king. Ethically, it invites reflection on the difference between rightful rule (dharma-based protection) and rule grounded in coercive expansion and pride.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports a warrior’s assertion of having conquered the entire world symbolically (‘all quarters with their lords’) and placing it under the king’s authority, reinforcing the atmosphere of martial boasting and political power-claims within the war narrative.