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Shloka 12

Rājasūya-sambhāra: Prosperity under Rājadharma and the Initiation of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Sacrifice

ततो दक्षिणमल्लांश्व भोगवन्तं च पर्वतम्‌ । तरसैवाजयद्‌ भीमो नातितीव्रेण कर्मणा

tato dakṣiṇa-mallānś ca bhogavantaṃ ca parvatam | tarasaivājayad bhīmo nātitīvreṇa karmaṇā |

Sabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Pagkaraan nito, mabilis na pinasuko ni Bhīma ang mga Malla sa timog at ang bundok na tinatawag na Bhogavat, tinapos ang pananakop sa pamamagitan ng lakas at bugso, nang hindi gumagamit ng labis na marahas na paraan. Sa nagpapatuloy na paglalakbay-digma, isinailalim din niya sa kanyang kapangyarihan ang marami pang pinuno—gaya ng panginoon ng mga Bharga, ang pinuno ng mga Niṣāda, at si Maṇimān—at pinalawak ang paghahari ng mga Pāṇḍava sa pamamagitan ng disiplinado at mabisang pamamahala, hindi sa walang saysay na kalupitan.

ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
दक्षिणम्southern
दक्षिणम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootदक्षिण
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
मल्लान्the Mallas (people/tribe)
मल्लान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमल्ल
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
भोगवन्तम्named Bhogavat / possessing enjoyment (as a proper name here)
भोगवन्तम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootभोगवत्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
पर्वतम्mountain
पर्वतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपर्वत
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
तरसाwith speed, by force/impetuosity
तरसा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootतरस्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
एवindeed, just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
अजयत्conquered
अजयत्:
TypeVerb
Rootजि
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada
भीमःBhima
भीमः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभीम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अति-तीव्रेणwith not excessively intense (effort)
अति-तीव्रेण:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootअतितीव्र
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
कर्मणाby action/effort
कर्मणा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
B
Bhīma (Bhīmasena)
D
Dakṣiṇa Malla (Southern Mallas)
B
Bhogavat mountain
B
Bharga (people/region; mentioned in the prose continuation)
N
Niṣāda (people; mentioned in the prose continuation)
M
Maṇimān (ruler; mentioned in the prose continuation)

Educational Q&A

Even in a campaign of conquest undertaken for royal consolidation, the text highlights restraint: success is praised when achieved efficiently and without needless cruelty (nāti-tīvreṇa karmaṇā), aligning power with a measure of dharmic self-control.

During the Pāṇḍavas’ digvijaya connected with Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rājasūya preparations, Bhīma advances through regions, subduing the Southern Mallas and the Bhogavat mountain area swiftly, and bringing additional local rulers and chiefs under Pāṇḍava authority.