तं कृताञ्जलयः सर्वे प्रणता वसुधाधिपाः ॥
उपाजग्मुर् धनं गृह्य रत्नानि विविधानि च ॥
मणिमुक्ताप्रवालं च सुवर्णं रजतं तथा ॥
गोरत्नान्य् अश्वरत्नानि रथरत्नानि कुञ्जरान् ॥
खरोष्ट्रमहिषांश् चैव यच् च किं चिद् अजाविकम् ॥
तत् सर्वं प्रतिजग्राह राजा नागपुराधिपः ॥
तद् आदाय ययौ पाण्डुः पुनर् मुदितवाहनः ॥
हर्षयिष्यन् स्वराष्ट्राणि पुरं च गजसाह्वयम् ॥
taṃ kṛtāñjalayaḥ sarve praṇatā vasudhādhipāḥ ||
upājagmur dhanaṃ gṛhya ratnāni vividhāni ca ||
maṇimuktāpravālaṃ ca suvarṇaṃ rajataṃ tathā ||
goratnāny aśvaratnāni ratharatnāni kuñjarān ||
kharoṣṭramahiṣāṃś caiva yac ca kiṃ cid ajāvikam ||
tat sarvaṃ pratijagrāha rājā nāgapurādhipaḥ ||
tad ādāya yayau pāṇḍuḥ punar muditavāhanaḥ ||
harṣayiṣyan svarāṣṭrāṇi puraṃ ca gajasāhvayam ||
"To him, with palms joined, bowed, all the lords of the earth came, bearing wealth and various jewels: gems, pearls and coral, gold and silver, the finest cows, horses, chariots, elephants, donkeys, camels and buffalo, and whatever there was of goats and sheep — all that the king, the lord of Hastinapura, accepted. Taking it, Pandu set out back with joyful teams, to gladden his own realms and the city of Gajasahvaya."
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उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Here the defeated kings voluntarily offer tribute — a sign of acknowledged supremacy. It is telling that they come "with joined palms," not as slaves but as respectful tributaries: righteous dominion rests not on terror but on recognized superiority. Here is the image of a dharmic world order, in which the strongest is a protector and not a tyrant, and so submission to him is willing. Telling too is the abundance of gifts flowing into Hastinapura: the restored greatness of the Kurus manifests itself in visible plenty. And yet the wise remember: these treasures are the fruit of a perishable victory; true wealth lies not in gold and herds but in devotion to the Lord, which has yet to flower in Pandu's sons.