Shloka 5
Bhīmasena’s Eastern Digvijaya and the Cedi Reception
Sabhā-parva 26
स तेन सहितो राजन् सव्यसाची परंतप: । विजिग्ये शाकल द्वीपं प्रतिविन्ध्यं च पार्थिवम्
sa tena sahito rājan savyasācī parantapaḥ | vijigye śākala-dvīpaṃ prativindhyaṃ ca pārthivam ||
毗湿摩耶那说道：“大王啊，随后，双手皆能施弓的阿周那——焚灼敌军者——与苏曼陀罗结为同盟，同往征服舍迦罗洲，并且又降伏了普罗提温陀耶王。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores kṣatriya-dharma in its political form: disciplined conquest carried out through alliance, strategy, and personal excellence, emphasizing ordered governance and the fulfillment of royal responsibility rather than reckless violence.
Vaiśaṃpāyana narrates that Arjuna, accompanied by an ally, proceeds on a campaign and achieves victories over the region called Śākala-dvīpa and over a ruler named King Prativindhya.