Shloka 11
विशाल पृथिवीराज्यं क्षेमं निहतकण्टकम् । प्रतिगृह्लीष्व मत्तस्त्वं साधु ब्राह्मणपुजड़व,“ब्राह्मणप्रवर! आप मुझसे समूची पृथ्वीका कल्याणमय, अकण्टक, विशाल एवं उत्तम साम्राज्य ले लें
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
viśālaṃ pṛthivīrājyaṃ kṣemaṃ nihatakaṇṭakam |
pratigṛhlīṣva mattas tvaṃ sādhu brāhmaṇapūjaka |
brāhmaṇapravara!
Vaiśampāyana nói: “Hãy nhận từ ta quyền bá chủ rộng lớn trên cõi đất này—vững bền, thịnh vượng và ‘không gai’ (không kẻ thù, không nhiễu loạn). Xin hãy nhận lấy, hỡi bậc cao quý, hỡi người tôn kính Bà-la-môn, hỡi bậc tối thượng trong hàng Bà-la-môn.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames ideal rulership as kṣema (public welfare and security) and ‘nihata-kaṇṭaka’ (removal of harmful obstacles), while also elevating reverence for brāhmaṇas as a marker of dharmic character; power is presented as something to be offered and accepted within an ethical order, not merely seized.
In Vaiśampāyana’s narration, a speaker offers the addressee the entire earth’s sovereignty—described as vast, secure, and free from threats—addressing him respectfully as a noble person and as one devoted to honoring brāhmaṇas, urging him to accept the imperial rule.