SB 10.72.13 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

सहदेवं दक्षिणस्यामादिशत् सह सृञ्जयै: । दिशि प्रतीच्यां नकुलमुदीच्यां सव्यसाचिनम् । प्राच्यां वृकोदरं मत्स्यै: केकयै: सह मद्रकै: ॥ १३ ॥

Verse text

sahadevaṁ dakṣiṇasyām ādiśat saha sṛṣjayaiḥ diśi pratīcyāṁ nakulam udīcyāṁ savyasācinam prācyāṁ vṛkodaraṁ matsyaiḥ kekayaiḥ saha madrakaiḥ

Synonyms

sahadevam — Sahadeva ; dakṣiṇasyām — to the south ; ādiśat — he ordered ; saha — with ; sṛṣjayaiḥ — the warriors of the Sṛṣjaya clan ; diśi — to the direction ; pratīcyām — western ; nakulam — Nakula ; udīcyām — to the north ; savyasācinam — Arjuna ; prācyām — to the east ; vṛkodaram — Bhīma ; matsyaiḥ — the Matsyas ; kekayaiḥ — the Kekayas ; saha — together with ; madrakaiḥ — and the Madrakas .

Translation

He sent Sahadeva to the south with the Sṛṣjayas, Nakula to the west with the Matsyas, Arjuna to the north with the Kekayas, and Bhīma to the east with the Madrakas.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

He sent Sahadeva to the south with the Sṛṣjayas, Nakula to the west with the Matsyas, Arjuna to the north with the Kekayas, and Bhīma to the east with the Madrakas. KB 10.72.13 King Yudhiṣṭhira, being thus assured by the indication of Lord Kṛṣṇa, ordered his youngest brother, Sahadeva, accompanied by soldiers of the Sṛṣjaya tribe, to conquer the southern countries. Similarly, he ordered Nakula, accompanied by the soldiers of Matsyadeśa, to conquer the kings of the western side. He sent Arjuna, accompanied by the soldiers of Kekayadeśa, to conquer the kings of the northern side, and he ordered Bhīmasena, accompanied by the soldiers of Madradeśa to conquer the kings on the eastern side.

Purport (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Sahadeva took with him the Srnjayas. Nakula took the Matsyas, Arjuna took the Kekayas and Bhima took the Madrakas.

Purport (Jiva Goswami)

This verse describes where he sent them. Out of affection, he sent Sahadeva to the south and Nakula to the west on considering their strength. It was certain they would conquer everyone there and surpass all difficulties, since those places were not difficult to approach and conquer. He sent Arjuna north, because this direction was difficult to cross due to huge mountains, with Gandharvas and devatās difficult to conquer. Arjuna was famous for begin able to draw his bow with the left hand (savyasācinam). In this way he is glorified in the verse. He sent Bhīma to the west, with expectation he would defeat Jarāsandha who was equal to him in strength. In this way he gave orders to them from younger to older, each with successive importance.