त्रैपुरं स वशे कृत्वा राजानम् अमितौजसम् ॥
निजग्राह महाबाहुस् तरसा पोतनेश्वरम् ॥
आहृतिं कौशिकाचार्यं यत्नेन महता ततः ॥
वशे चक्रे महाबाहुः सुराष्ट्राधिपतिं तथा ॥
सुराष्ट्रविषयस्थश् च प्रेषयाम् आस रुक्मिणे ॥
राज्ञे भोजकटस्थाय महामात्राय धीमते ॥
भीष्मकाय स धर्मात्मा साक्षाद् इन्द्रसखाय वै ॥
स चास्य ससुतो राजन् प्रतिजग्राह शासनम् ॥
traipuraṃ sa vaśe kṛtvā rājānam amitaujasam ||
nijagrāha mahābāhus tarasā potaneśvaram ||
āhṛtiṃ kauśikācāryaṃ yatnena mahatā tataḥ ||
vaśe cakre mahābāhuḥ surāṣṭrādhipatiṃ tathā ||
surāṣṭraviṣayasthaś ca preṣayām āsa rukmiṇe ||
rājñe bhojakaṭasthāya mahāmātrāya dhīmate ||
bhīṣmakāya sa dharmātmā sākṣād indrasakhāya vai ||
sa cāsya sasuto rājan pratijagrāha śāsanam ||
Having subdued Traipura, the king of measureless might, the mighty-armed one swiftly restrained the lord of Potana. Then with great effort the mighty-armed one subdued Ahriti, the kaushika teacher, and also the lord of Surashtra. And while dwelling in the region of Surashtra, the righteous one sent a messenger to Rukmin — the king dwelling in Bhojakata, the wise and great minister Bhishmaka, truly a friend of Indra; and he, together with his son, O king, accepted his command.
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Some Sahadeva subdues 'with great effort,' while others — Bhishmaka, the friend of Indra — merely by an embassy. It is significant that the wise and worthy man submits to a word, without waiting for battle: dignity recognizes dignity and does not persist where persistence would be senseless. The verse teaches that not every submission is a defeat; the wise man, seeing rightness and strength, bows voluntarily, sparing both blood and honor. But he who is unyielding out of sheer pride brings 'great effort' upon himself — stubbornness costs dearly both the defeated and the victor.