Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.72.14
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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ājahruḥ
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they brought
Perfect plural. From ā-hṛ. The wealth was brought, not extracted. In the Mahābhārata, most kings yielded peacefully once they recognised the Pāṇḍavas; the Rājasūya wealth flowed as offering, not loot.
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ajāta-śatrave
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to Yudhiṣṭhira, 'one whose enemy was never born'
Compound dative. Yudhiṣṭhira's epithet — there is no being who is truly his enemy. The dig-vijaya succeeds because there is no real enmity to break.
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bhūri-draviṇam
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abundant wealth
Compound accusative. The verse marks the scale — not modest tribute but vast wealth, befitting a Rājasūya whose ghee, gold and grain bill is staggering.
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yakṣyate
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who was intending to perform sacrifice
Future participle from yaj. Note the framing: the wealth is brought for one who is about to sacrifice. Wealth meant for yajña is sanctified before it arrives.
Śrīla Prabhupāda writes: “It may be noted that by dispatching his younger brothers to conquer in different directions, King Yudhiṣṭhira did not actually intend that they declare war with the kings. Actually, the brothers started for different directions to inform the respective kings about King Yudhiṣṭhira’s intention to perform the Rājasūya sacrifice. The kings were thus informed that they were required to pay taxes for the execution of the sacrifice. This payment of taxes to Emperor Yudhiṣṭhira meant that the king accepted subjugation before him. In case of a king’s refusal to act accordingly, there was certainly a fight. Thus by their influence and strength, the brothers conquered all the kings in different directions, and they were able to bring in sufficient taxes and presentations. These were brought before King Yudhiṣṭhira by his brothers.”
They brought back the wealth and gave it to Yudhisthira.
They defeated the kings swiftly (ojasā) because they were courageous (vīrāḥ). Though the kings were defeated, they did not hate Yudhiṣṭhira, who had no enemy. Rather they had devotion to him since Yudhiṣṭhira had not hatred for any of them, due to his nature. The victory was for performing the rājasūya sacrifice. Instead of ājahruḥ sometimes ājigyuḥ is seen. Then the meaning is “They conquered the kings and wealth for Yudhiṣṭhira and came back.” O king! This is more glorious than the acts of previous kings. Please hear carefully. He says this to encourage Parīkṣit.
Tributaries do not climb back to their source on their own — yet at the time of yajña, all wealth flows uphill, toward the sacrificer. The brothers do not seize; they channel. The world's wealth comes home to Indraprastha as river-water to the sea, drawn by yajña-arthe.
My note
Source: vedabase.io