Shloka 11
Rājasūya-sambhāra: Prosperity under Rājadharma and the Initiation of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Sacrifice
भर्गाणामधिपं चैव निषादाधिपतिं तथा । विजिग्ये भूमिपालांश्व मणिमत्प्रमुखान् बहून्ू
bhargāṇām adhipaṃ caiva niṣādādhipatiṃ tathā | vijigye bhūmipālāṃś ca maṇimatpramukhān bahūn ||
Wika ni Vaiśampāyana: Sa kanyang paglalakbay ng pananakop, ipinasailalim ni Bhīmasena sa kanyang kapangyarihan ang panginoon ng mga Bharga at gayundin ang pinuno ng mga Niṣāda; sinupil din niya ang marami pang hari, na si Maṇimat ang isa sa mga pangunahing nabihag. Pagkaraan, nang hindi na kailangan ng malaking pagsisikap, mabilis niyang nasakop ang timog na Malladeśa at ang bundok na tinatawag na Bhogavān.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the dharmic-political idea that legitimate sovereignty for a righteous rite (like the Rājasūya) requires establishing order and acknowledged overlordship; Bhīma’s swift victories function as instruments to secure stability and resources under Yudhiṣṭhira’s intended righteous rule.
During the Pandavas’ conquest campaign in preparation for Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rājasūya, Bhīma subdues the chief of the Bhargas, the chief of the Niṣādas, and many other kings led by Maṇimat; he then quickly conquers southern Malladeśa and the mountain Bhogavān.