Shloka 16
मरुत्तोपाख्यान-प्रस्तावः — Genealogy to Marutta and the Logistics of Royal Sacrifice
ततस्तानजयत् सर्वान् प्रातिसीमान् नराधिपान् | एतस्मात् कारणाद् राजन् विश्रुत: स करन्धम:
tatastān ajayat sarvān prātisīmān narādhipān | etasmāt kāraṇād rājan viśrutaḥ sa karandhamaḥ ||
پھر اُس نے اپنی سلطنت کی سرحدوں پر بسنے والے تمام دشمن بادشاہوں کو مغلوب کر لیا۔ اسی سبب سے، اے راجا، وہ ‘کرندھم’ کے نام سے مشہور ہوا—یعنی اس نے کر (محصول/جبر) کو دبا دیا اور سرحدی خطرات کو قوتِ فیصلہ سے فرو نشاں کیا۔
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler’s dharma includes securing the realm’s borders and restraining harmful pressures on subjects; true renown arises from effective protection and just control over tribute/exactions, not merely from conquest.
Vyāsa explains that Karandhama, aided by support (as implied by the surrounding context), defeated all hostile kings living along his kingdom’s frontiers; because he ‘checked/pressed down’ the kara (tribute/tax) and subdued frontier threats, he became famous by the name Karandhama.