ततस् त्व् अवभृथस्नातं धर्मराजं युधिष्ठिरम् ॥
समस्तं पार्थिवं क्षत्रम् अभिगम्येदम् अब्रवीत् ॥
दिष्ट्या वर्धसि धर्मज्ञ साम्राज्यं प्राप्तवान् विभो ॥
आजमीढाजमीढानां यशः संवर्धितं त्वया ॥
कर्मणैतेन राजेन्द्र धर्मश् च सुमहान् कृतः ॥
आपृच्छामो नरव्याघ्र सर्वकामैः सुपूजिताः ॥
स्वराष्ट्राणि गमिष्यामस् तद् अनुज्ञातुम् अर्हसि ॥
tatas tv avabhṛthasnātaṃ dharmarājaṃ yudhiṣṭhiram ||
samastaṃ pārthivaṃ kṣatram abhigamyedam abravīt ||
diṣṭyā vardhasi dharmajña sāmrājyaṃ prāptavān vibho ||
ājamīḍhājamīḍhānāṃ yaśaḥ saṃvardhitaṃ tvayā ||
karmaṇaitena rājendra dharmaś ca sumahān kṛtaḥ ||
āpṛcchāmo naravyāghra sarvakāmaiḥ supūjitāḥ ||
svarāṣṭrāṇi gamiṣyāmas tad anujñātum arhasi ||
Then the whole royal kshatra, approaching Dharmaraja Yudhishthira, who had bathed the avabhritha bath, said to him: "By good fortune you prosper, O knower of dharma; you have attained universal sovereignty, O lord; the glory of Ajamidha and the Ajamidhas has been increased by you. We take our leave, O tiger among men, well honored with every desired gift; we shall go to our own kingdoms -- be pleased to grant us leave for that."
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The kings depart in peace, praising their host: an assembly that had all but erupted into war ends in harmony. It is telling that once the troublemaker was removed, the enmity settled by itself -- one rotten link had poisoned all, and with its removal concord took its place. The verse teaches that the discord of many is often fed by a single source of malice; cut that off, and the rest, left to their own good nature, make peace. And the parting of the kings, "well honored," shows what the assembly would have been without the blasphemer: not a field of battle but a celebration of unity. A guest departs with blessings when the host is righteous and the troublemaker has been removed.