Shloka 45
दमयन्त्याः कार्यनिश्चयः — Damayantī’s Crisis Plan and Vārṣṇeya’s Departure
अन्यैश्न बहुभिर्धीमान् क्रतुभिश्चाप्तदक्षिणै: | उन बुद्धिमान् नरेशने नहुषनन्दन ययातिकी भाँति अश्वमेध तथा पर्याप्त दक्षिणावाले दूसरे बहुत-से यज्ञोंका भी अनुष्ठान किया || ४४ ई || पुनश्चन रमणीयेषु वनेषूपवनेषु च
bṛhadaśva uvāca | anyaiś ca bahubhir dhīmān kratubhiś cāptadakṣiṇaiḥ | sa buddhimān nareśendra na huṣanandana yayātir iva aśvamedhaṃ tathā paryāptadakṣiṇāvān anyān api bahūn yajñān anutiṣṭhat || punaś ca ramaṇīyeṣu vaneṣūpavaneṣu ca ||
Dijo Bṛhadaśva: Aquel sabio rey—oh descendiente de Nahuṣa—como Yayāti, realizó el Aśvamedha y también muchos otros sacrificios, todos debidamente concluidos con abundantes dádivas sacerdotales. Después de ello, volvió a deleitarse en bosques y arboledas placenteras.
बृहदश्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
Royal dharma is shown through disciplined ritual action and generosity: sacrifices are not merely performed, but completed with proper dakṣiṇā, emphasizing ethical patronage and responsibility toward the priestly order and society.
Bṛhadaśva continues describing a wise king’s conduct: he performs the Aśvamedha and many other well-endowed sacrifices, and then moves on to enjoy or dwell in pleasant forests and groves, marking a shift from ritual accomplishment to life in natural retreats.