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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.72.9

విజిత్య నృపతీన్సర్వాన్ కృత్వా చ జగతీం వశే । సమ్భృత్య సర్వసమ్భారానాహరస్వ మహాక్రతుమ్ ॥ ౯ ॥
vijitya nṛpatīn sarvān
[vijitya nripateen sarvaan]
kṛtvā ca jagatīṁ vaśe
[kritvaa cha jagateem vashe]
sambhṛtya sarva-sambhārān
[sambhritya sarva-sambhaaraan]
āharasva mahā-kratum
[aaharasva mahaa-kratum]
vijitya — conquering nṛ - patīn — the kings sarvān — all kṛtvā — making ca — and jagatīm — the earth vaśe — under your control sambhṛtya — collecting sarva — all sambhārān — the paraphernalia āharasva — execute mahā — great kratum — the sacrifice .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
vijitya nṛpatīn sarvān
vijitya
conquering
nṛ - patīn
the kings
sarvān
all
kṛtvā ca jagatīṁ vaśe
kṛtvā
making
ca
and
jagatīm
the earth
vaśe
under your control
sambhṛtya sarva-sambhārān
sambhṛtya
collecting
sarva
all
sambhārān
the paraphernalia
āharasva mahā-kratum
āharasva
execute
mahā
great
kratum
the sacrifice .
  • vijitya — conquering
    Gerund — 'having conquered'. Note that the conquest is preliminary, not the point. The Rājasūya is the point; victory is preparation.
  • nṛ-patīn — the kings
    Compound accusative. The kings of the earth must be brought under one suzerain before the sacrifice can be offered — Vedic dīkṣā for a samrāṭ requires unrivalled sovereignty.
  • sambhārān — the paraphernalia
    Accusative plural. Sacrificial materials — ghee, grains, gold, soma vessels. Even after conquest, the work is not over; the sacrificial details must be gathered with care.
  • mahā-kratum — the great sacrifice
    Compound. Mahā here is not loose — the Rājasūya is technically a mahā-kratu, requiring years of preparation and a vast ritual establishment.
First conquer all kings, bring the earth under your control and collect all the required paraphernalia; then execute this great sacrifice.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
First conquer all kings, bring the earth under your control and collect all the required paraphernalia; then execute this great sacrifice.
Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

Having shown this, he encourages the king in two verses. Conquering Jarāsandha and others completely (vi—jitya), making them subservient and taking their wealth at you will, and bringing the world under your control, collect the ingredients and perform (āharasva) the sacrifice. Or, bring the sacrifice under your control (āharasva).

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Mardava (Gentleness)Daya (Compassion / Mercy)Sthitaprajna (Steady Wisdom)Tejas (Inner Radiance / Vigour)Kartavya (Duty / Responsibility)Tapas (Austerity / Discipline)Titiksha (Forbearance / Endurance)Abhaya (Fearlessness)Satya (Truthfulness)Udyama (Industriousness / Effort)Achapalya (Steadiness / Non-fickleness)Prema (Divine Love)Dhriti (Resilience / Steadfastness / Fortitude)
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Jiva

Before a coronation the courtyard must be swept and the lamps lit. Before the Rājasūya — the cosmic coronation of dharma — the earth itself must be swept clean of unsubmitted kings. Conquest here is sweeping, not greed.

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