Sutra 28

Devanagari script

वेदेष्वप्यनुश्रूयते समाप्तदक्षिणानां यज्ञानामवभृथेषु सा ते गतिर्या शूराणामिति ॥ कZ_१०.३.२८ ॥

Transliteration

vedeṣv apy anuśrūyate samāptadakṣiṇānāṃ yajñānām avabhṛtheṣu sā te gatir yā śūrāṇām iti

Translation

বেদেও শোনা যায়: ‘যেসব যজ্ঞে দক্ষিণা সম্পূর্ণ প্রদান করা হয়েছে, তাদের অবভৃথ (সমাপ্তি-স্নান) অনুষ্ঠানে—বীরদের যে গতি/প্রাপ্তি, সেটাই।’

Word by Word

वेदेषुin the Vedas

अपिalso, even

अनुश्रूयतेis heard/handed down (in tradition)

समाप्तदक्षिणानाम्of those (sacrifices) whose priestly fees have been duly completed/paid

यज्ञानाम्of sacrifices

अवभृथेषुat the avabhṛtha rites (the concluding bath)

साthat (is)

तेyour

गतिःcourse, destiny, goal

याwhich

शूराणाम्of heroes, of the valiant

इतिthus (so it is said)

Entities Mentioned

Veda

yajña

dakṣiṇā

śūra (hero/warrior)

FAQs

How does invoking Vedic tradition serve governance in wartime?

It supplies a culturally authoritative justification for sacrifice in battle, converting military risk into religiously meaningful merit and thereby stabilizing morale and compliance.