Shloka 5

Rājasūya-sambhāra: Prosperity under Rājadharma and the Initiation of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Sacrifice

Devanagari script

एवं बहुविधान्‌ देशान्‌ विजिग्ये भरतर्षभ: । भल्लाटमभितो जिग्ये शुक्तिमन्तं च पर्वतम्‌,इस प्रकार भरतवंशभूषण भीमसेनने अनेक देश जीते और भल्लाटके समीपतवर्ती देशों तथा शुक्तिमान्‌ पर्वतपर भी विजय प्राप्त की

Transliteration

evaṁ bahuvidhān deśān vijigye bharatarṣabhaḥ | bhallāṭam abhito jigye śuktimantaṁ ca parvatam ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: Thế rồi, Bhīmasena—bậc trượng phu kiệt xuất trong dòng Bharata—đã chinh phục nhiều miền đất khác nhau. Chàng còn khuất phục các vùng quanh Bhallāṭa và đặt ngọn núi mang tên Śuktimān dưới quyền mình.

Word by Word

एवम्thus, in this manner

बहुविधान्many kinds of

देशान्countries, regions

विजिग्येconquered

भरतर्षभःthe bull among the Bharatas (best of the Bharatas)

भल्लाटम्Bhallaṭa (a place/region)

अभितःaround, on all sides of, near

जिग्येconquered

शुक्तिमन्तम्Śuktimat (named), oyster/pearl-bearing

चand

पर्वतम्mountain

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Bhīmasena (implied by 'bharatarṣabhaḥ' and context)

Bhallāṭa

Śuktimān mountain

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse reflects a strand of rājadharma: a ruler’s party expands and secures territory to establish recognized sovereignty and stability. Conquest here functions as statecraft within an accepted political order, not as private vengeance.

What is happening in the narrative?

During the Pāṇḍavas’ campaigns associated with consolidating power, Bhīmasena is described as conquering many regions, including areas around Bhallāṭa and the mountain Śuktimān.