स तैः परिवृतः सर्वैर् विष्वगश्वं नराधिपम् ॥
अभ्यगच्छन् महातेजाः पौरवं पुरुषर्षभः ॥
विजित्य चाहवे शूरान् पार्वतीयान् महारथान् ॥
ध्वजिन्या व्यजयद् राजन् पुरं पौरवरक्षितम् ॥
पौरवं तु विनिर्जित्य दस्यून् पर्वतवासिनः ॥
गणान् उत्सवसंकेतान् अजयत् सप्त पाण्डवः ॥
sa taiḥ parivṛtaḥ sarvair viṣvagaśvaṃ narādhipam ||
abhyagacchan mahātejāḥ pauravaṃ puruṣarṣabhaḥ ||
vijitya cāhave śūrān pārvatīyān mahārathān ||
dhvajinyā vyajayad rājan puraṃ pauravarakṣitam ||
pauravaṃ tu vinirjitya dasyūn parvatavāsinaḥ ||
gaṇān utsavasaṃketān ajayat sapta pāṇḍavaḥ ||
Surrounded by all of them, the bull among men, great in ardor, advanced upon King Paurava Vishvagashva. Having conquered in battle the brave mountain warriors, the great charioteers, he conquered with his army, O king, the city guarded by Paurava. Having overcome Paurava, [he conquered] the bandits living in the mountains — the Pandava conquered the seven communities of Utsavasanketa.
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Among the conquered are not only kings but also 'bandits living in the mountains': righteous conquest does not distinguish between the great enemy and the small, for order is established even to the farthest edges, where lawlessness nests. It is significant that dharma is not content with subduing capitals but reaches the wild tribes and mountain gangs as well. The verse teaches that true pacification of a land leaves behind no islands of lawlessness; power established for the sake of sacrifice purifies the whole earth — and where plunder once reigned, law now takes root.