Shloka 8

Devanagari script

बाहुवीर्यार्जिता भूमिस्तव पार्थनिवेदिता । मयेदं कृतमित्येव मन्यसे राजसत्तम,नृपश्रेष्ठ! कुन्तीपुत्रोंने अपने बाहुबलसे जीतकर यह भूमि आपकी सेवामें समर्पित की है, परंतु आप उसे अपनी जीती मानते हैं

Transliteration

bāhuvīryārjitā bhūmis tava pārthaniveditā | mayedaṃ kṛtam ity eva manyase rājasattama nṛpaśreṣṭha ||

Translation

Wika ni Sañjaya: “Ang lupang ito’y napagwagian sa lakas ng mga bisig ng mga Pāṇḍava at saka magalang na inihandog sa iyong paglilingkod. Ngunit ikaw, O pinakadakila sa mga hari, ay nag-aakala: ‘Ako lamang ang gumawa nito.’”

Word by Word

बाहुby (his) arm

वीर्यvalor, strength

अर्जिताwon, acquired

भूमिःthe land

तवof you, your

पार्थO Partha

निवेदिताpresented, offered

मयाby me

इदम्this

कृतम्done, made

इतिthus

एवindeed, just

मन्यसेyou think, you suppose

राजसत्तमO best of kings

नृपश्रेष्ठO foremost of rulers

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Pāṇḍavas (sons of Kuntī / Pṛthā)

the king addressed (Dhṛtarāṣṭra, implied)

bhūmi (the realm/land)

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?

A ruler must not claim others’ achievements as his own; ethical kingship requires truthful attribution, gratitude, and governance grounded in justice rather than ego.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya rebukes the king for believing the realm is his personal conquest, pointing out that the Pāṇḍavas actually won it by valor and then offered it in loyal service—highlighting the moral distortion behind the king’s self-serving claim.