Shloka 5
Adhyāya 31: Rājasūya-samāgama — The Gathering of Kings and the Ordering of Hospitality
निषादभूमिं गोशूडूं पर्वतप्रवरं तथा । तरसैवाजयद्ू धीमान् श्रेणिमन्तं च पार्थिवम्,इसके बाद राजा सुकुमार तथा सुमित्रको वशमें किया। इसी प्रकार अपर मत्स्यों और लुटेरोंपर भी विजय प्राप्त की। तदनन्तर निषाददेश तथा पर्वतप्रवर गोशृंगको जीतकर बुद्धिमान् सहदेवने राजा श्रेणिमान्को वेगपूर्वक परास्त किया
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
niṣādabhūmiṁ gośūḍūṁ parvatapravaraṁ tathā |
tarasāivājayad dhīmān śreṇimantaṁ ca pārthivam |
ครั้นแล้วสหเทวะผู้มีปัญญาได้พิชิตแผ่นดินนิษาทะ แคว้นที่เรียกว่าโกศูฑู และถิ่นภูเขาอันประเสริฐโดยฉับไว อีกทั้งด้วยความรวดเร็วก็ปราบพระเจ้าศเรณิมานได้ด้วย
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse supports the rājasūya framework: a king’s political dharma includes establishing a unified order by compelling submission of neighboring rulers and frontier regions; the emphasis on 'tarasā' (swift force) highlights decisive action as a tool of statecraft, though the broader narrative expects such conquest to culminate in acknowledged sovereignty and tribute rather than mere destruction.
During the Pāṇḍavas’ rājasūya preparations, Sahadeva is on a conquest circuit. Here he rapidly subdues the Niṣāda territory and associated regions (including Gośūḍū and a prominent mountain tract) and then defeats King Śreṇimān.