Shloka 12
Rājasūya-sambhāra: Prosperity under Rājadharma and the Initiation of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Sacrifice
ततो दक्षिणमल्लांश्व भोगवन्तं च पर्वतम् । तरसैवाजयद् भीमो नातितीव्रेण कर्मणा,फिर क्रमशः भगर्गोंके स्वामी, निषादोंके अधिपति तथा मणिमान् आदि बहुत-से भूपालोंको अपने अधिकारमें कर लिया। तदनन्तर दक्षिण मल्लदेश तथा भोगवान् पर्वतको भीमसेनने अधिक प्रयास किये बिना ही वेगपूर्वक जीत लिया
tato dakṣiṇa-mallānś ca bhogavantaṃ ca parvatam | tarasaivājayad bhīmo nātitīvreṇa karmaṇā |
毗湿摩波耶那说道：其后，毗摩迅疾征服南方摩罗族，又制伏名为“婆伽伐特”的山岭；他凭借纯粹的威力与冲势完成征讨，并未施以过分酷烈之举。继而在连绵的征伐中，他又使诸多君主——如婆伽罗之主、尼沙陀之长以及摩尼曼等——尽归其麾下，以严整而高效的统御扩展般度族的权势，而非以无谓的残暴逞强。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in a campaign of conquest undertaken for royal consolidation, the text highlights restraint: success is praised when achieved efficiently and without needless cruelty (nāti-tīvreṇa karmaṇā), aligning power with a measure of dharmic self-control.
During the Pāṇḍavas’ digvijaya connected with Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rājasūya preparations, Bhīma advances through regions, subduing the Southern Mallas and the Bhogavat mountain area swiftly, and bringing additional local rulers and chiefs under Pāṇḍava authority.