Shloka 12
Droṇotpattiḥ and Dhanurveda-Prāpti
Origin of Droṇa and Acquisition of Martial Science
प्राच्यानुदीच्यान् पाश्चात्त्यान् दाक्षिणात्यानकालयत् । अश्वमेधे महायज्ञे व्युषिताश्वः प्रतापवान्
vaiśampāyana uvāca | prācyān udīcyān pāścāttyān dākṣiṇātyān akālayat | aśvamedhe mahāyajñe vyuṣitāśvaḥ pratāpavān ||
Vaiśampāyana dit : Dans le grand sacrifice nommé Aśvamedha, le puissant et vaillant roi Vyuṣitāśva soumit à son autorité les souverains des régions de l’Est, du Nord, de l’Ouest et du Sud.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames political dominance as legitimate when integrated with dharmic, Vedic ritual order: the king’s power is shown as the capacity to unify and stabilize the realm, with conquest presented as acknowledged sovereignty connected to a major yajña rather than personal violence alone.
Vaiśampāyana describes King Vyuṣitāśva performing an Aśvamedha. In the course of that great rite, he subdues or brings under his authority the rulers of all four quarters—east, north, west, and south—thereby establishing wide-ranging supremacy.