Shloka 5
Adhyāya 31: Rājasūya-samāgama — The Gathering of Kings and the Ordering of Hospitality
निषादभूमिं गोशूडूं पर्वतप्रवरं तथा । तरसैवाजयद्ू धीमान् श्रेणिमन्तं च पार्थिवम्
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
niṣādabhūmiṁ gośūḍūṁ parvatapravaraṁ tathā |
tarasāivājayad dhīmān śreṇimantaṁ ca pārthivam |
پھر دانا سہدیَو نے نِشادوں کی سرزمین، ‘گوشُوڈُو’ نامی علاقہ اور برگزیدہ پہاڑی خطہ بھی تیزی سے فتح کر لیا؛ اور اسی سرعت سے بادشاہ شرَیṇِمان کو بھی شکست دی۔
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.