तांस् तु सान्त्वेन निर्जित्य मानसं सर उत्तमम् ॥
ऋषिकुल्याश् च ताः सर्वा ददर्श कुरुनन्दनः ॥
सरो मानसम् आसाद्य हाटकान् अभितः प्रभुः ॥
गन्धर्वरक्षितं देशं व्यजयत् पाण्डवस् ततः ॥
तत्र तित्तिरिकल्माषान् मण्डूकाक्षान् हयोत्तमान् ॥
लेभे स करम् अत्यन्तं गन्धर्वनगरात् तदा ॥
tāṃs tu sāntvena nirjitya mānasaṃ sara uttamam ||
ṛṣikulyāś ca tāḥ sarvā dadarśa kurunandanaḥ ||
saro mānasam āsādya hāṭakān abhitaḥ prabhuḥ ||
gandharvarakṣitaṃ deśaṃ vyajayat pāṇḍavas tataḥ ||
tatra tittirikalmāṣān maṇḍūkākṣān hayottamān ||
lebhe sa karam atyantaṃ gandharvanagarāt tadā ||
Having conquered them by kindness, the descendant of Kuru beheld Manasa — the best of lakes — and all those streams of the sages. Having reached Lake Manasa, the lord conquered thereupon, near the Hatakas, the land guarded by the Gandharvas. There, from the city of the Gandharvas, he received as the most abundant tribute excellent horses dappled like partridges, with frog-like eyes.
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Arjuna conquers the Guhyakas "by peace" (sāntvena) — not by the sword but by kind words: where one can win over by gentleness, there is no need to bare weapons. It is significant that in these lofty regions the conqueror is granted to behold Manasa, the sacred lake, and the streams born of ascetics: the purity of the land reveals itself to a pure heart. The verse teaches that not every victory is won by force — some are granted by gentleness; and to one who comes without malice, sanctuaries are opened that remain forbidden to the coarse conqueror.