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Shloka 16

Jarāsandha as Obstacle to the Rājasūya — Kṛṣṇa’s Strategic Genealogical Brief

Sabhā Parva, Adhyāya 13

अभिहर्तु नृपा: षट्सु पृथग्‌ जात्यैश्व नैगमै: । ववृधे विषयस्तत्र धर्मनित्ये युधिषछ्ठिरे

abhihartu nṛpāḥ ṣaṭsu pṛthag jātyaiś ca naigamaiḥ | vavṛdhe viṣayas tatra dharmanitye yudhiṣṭhire ||

Vaiśampāyana nói: Trong vương quốc ấy, các vua chúa thuộc nhiều giai tầng và cộng đồng khác nhau—sáu loại, cùng với các phường hội và đoàn thể đô thị—đều đến dâng cống và phụng sự. Vì Yudhiṣṭhira kiên định với dharma, nên lãnh thổ và tài lực nơi đó tăng trưởng; nền trị quốc chính nghĩa của ngài thu hút phồn vinh và sự quy phục có trật tự.

अभिहर्तुंto take away / to seize
अभिहर्तुं:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-हृ (धातु)
Formतुमुन् (infinitive), कर्तरि (usage)
नृपाःkings
नृपाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनृप
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
षट्सुamong six / in six (groups)
षट्सु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootषट्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural
पृथक्separately
पृथक्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपृथक्
जात्यैःby classes / by castes
जात्यैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootजाति
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
नैगमैःby guilds/merchants (trading groups)
नैगमैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootनैगम
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
ववृधेincreased / grew
ववृधे:
TypeVerb
Rootवृध् (धातु)
Formलिट् (perfect), आत्मनेपद, 3rd, Singular
विषयःrealm / dominion
विषयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविषय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
धर्मनित्येin (him) ever steadfast in dharma
धर्मनित्ये:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootधर्म-नित्य
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
युधिष्ठिरेin Yudhishthira
युधिष्ठिरे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootयुधिष्ठिर
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
Y
Yudhiṣṭhira
N
nṛpāḥ (kings/rulers)
N
naigamāḥ (merchants/guilds/townsmen)

Educational Q&A

The verse links political prosperity to ethical rule: when a king is dharma-nitya (steadfast in righteousness), diverse groups—other rulers and civic/mercantile bodies—willingly support the realm, and the kingdom’s resources and stability grow.

Vaiśampāyana describes the expansion and flourishing of Yudhiṣṭhira’s dominion: various kings and organized social-economic groups come forward to offer tribute/service, and the realm’s viṣaya (domain and revenues) increases under his dharmic leadership.