Shloka 11
Adhyāya 32: Rājasūya-Dīkṣā and Appointment of Court Offices (राजसूयदीक्षा तथा अधिकारविनियोगः)
कृत्स्नं पज्चनदं चैव तथैवामरपर्वतम् | उत्तरज्योतिषं चैव तथा दिव्यकटं पुरम्
kṛtsnaṃ pañcanadaṃ caiva tathaivāmaraparvatam | uttarajyotiṣaṃ caiva tathā divyakaṭaṃ puram ||
وَیشَمپایَن نے کہا—پورا پَنجَنَد علاقہ بھی، اسی طرح اَمَرپَروَت؛ اور اُتّرَجْیوتِش بھی، اور اسی طرح دِویَکَٹ نامی شہر بھی (اس کے دائرۂ اقتدار/ذکر میں) آ گئے۔
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the vast scope of political reach by listing regions and cities; ethically, such catalogues in the Mahābhārata often invite reflection on the responsibilities of power—rule is measured not only by conquest or possession but by the capacity to protect and govern justly.
Vaiśampāyana continues a geographical enumeration, naming multiple regions and landmarks—Pañcanada, Amaraparvata, Uttarajyotiṣa, and the city Divyakaṭa—within a broader account that tracks the extent of territories brought under notice/control in the Sabha Parva context.