Shloka 31
Devanagari script
मया हि राजन् सदिगीश्वरा दिशो विजित्य सर्वा भवतः कृता वशे
Transliteration
mayā hi rājan sadigīśvarā diśo vijitya sarvā bhavataḥ kṛtā vaśe
Translation
三阇耶说道：“大王啊，我确已征服四方，连同诸方的护世之主也一并制伏，使万方尽归于你的权柄之下。”
Word by Word
मयाby me
मया:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, तृतीया, एकवचन
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन
सthose
स:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootतद्
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन
दिगीश्वराःlords of the quarters (directional rulers)
दिगीश्वराः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदिगीश्वर
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
दिशःdirections/quarters
दिशः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदिश्
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन
विजित्यhaving conquered
विजित्य:
TypeVerb
Root√जि
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि
सर्वाःall
सर्वाः:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन
भवतःof you/your
भवतः:
TypeNoun
Rootभवत्
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन
कृताःmade/placed
कृताः:
TypeVerb
Root√कृ
Formक्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
वशेunder control/in subjection
वशे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवश
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaK
King (Dhṛtarāṣṭra, implied by address ‘rājan’)D
Digīśvaras / Dikpālas (lords/guardians of the directions, implied)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how claims of conquest and sovereignty are framed as total domination—‘all directions’ made subject to a king. Ethically, it invites reflection on the difference between rightful rule (dharma-based protection) and rule grounded in coercive expansion and pride.
Sañjaya reports a warrior’s assertion of having conquered the entire world symbolically (‘all quarters with their lords’) and placing it under the king’s authority, reinforcing the atmosphere of martial boasting and political power-claims within the war narrative.