वैशंपायन उवाच
तं विजित्य महाबाहुः कुन्तीपुत्रो धनंजयः ॥
प्रययाव् उत्तरां तस्माद् दिशं धनदपालिताम् ॥
अन्तर्गिरिं च कौन्तेयस् तथैव च बहिर्गिरिम् ॥
तथोपरिगिरिं चैव विजिग्ये पुरुषर्षभः ॥
विजित्य पर्वतान् सर्वान् ये च तत्र नराधिपाः ॥
तान् वशे स्थापयित्वा स रत्नान्य् आदाय सर्वशः ॥
vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
taṃ vijitya mahābāhuḥ kuntīputro dhanaṃjayaḥ ||
prayayāv uttarāṃ tasmād diśaṃ dhanadapālitām ||
antargiriṃ ca kaunteyas tathaiva ca bahirgirim ||
tathoparigiriṃ caiva vijigye puruṣarṣabhaḥ ||
vijitya parvatān sarvān ye ca tatra narādhipāḥ ||
tān vaśe sthāpayitvā sa ratnāny ādāya sarvaśaḥ ||
Having conquered him, the mighty-armed son of Kunti, Dhananjaya, set out from there toward the northern direction, guarded by Dhanada. He conquered Antargiri, Bahirgiri, and Uparigiri, that bull among men. Having conquered all the mountains and the kings who were there, subjecting them to his power and taking jewels from everywhere —
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Arjuna's campaign presses northward, into the mountain heights guarded by Dhanada [Kubera] — and this ascent is no accident: the path of dharma's conquest leads upward, toward pure heights. It is significant that the jewels taken do not remain with the conqueror — they will flow into the treasury for the sake of sacrifice. The verse teaches that the gathering of wealth is righteous only when it serves a higher purpose; and the very relentlessness of the campaign, which knows no obstacle, shows how dharma penetrates every region, leaving no corner beyond its reach.