Shloka 293

Yuddha-yajña-vyākhyāna (The Battle as Sacrifice): Ambarīṣa–Indra Saṃvāda

Devanagari script

यस्य वेदिरुपस्तीर्णा तस्य लोका यथा मम । जिसके युद्ध-यज्ञकी वेदी नीले चमड़ेकी बनी हुई म्यानके भीतर रखी जानेवाली तलवारों तथा परिघके समान मोटी-मोटी भुजाओंसे बिछ जाती है, उसे वैसे ही लोक प्राप्त होते हैं, जैसे मुझे मिले हैं

Transliteration

yasya vedir upastīrṇā tasya lokā yathā mama |

Translation

Ambarīṣa dit : « Celui dont l’autel du yajña de guerre est dûment étendu et préparé—avec des épées rangées dans des fourreaux de cuir bleu et des bras épais comme le parigha—atteint des mondes semblables aux miens. »

Word by Word

यस्यof whom/whose

वेदीaltar

उपस्तीर्णाspread/strewn (over)

तस्यof him/of that (person)

लोकाःworlds/realms

यथाas/just as

ममof me/my

Speaker

अम्बरीष उवाच

Characters & Entities

Ambarīṣa

vedi (sacrificial altar)

lokāḥ (realms/worlds)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Properly performed, duly prepared ritual action—done in accordance with dharma—leads to definite spiritual results; attainment of higher realms is linked to right conduct and correct performance rather than mere claim or status.

What is happening in the narrative?

Ambarīṣa speaks about the fruit of a correctly prepared sacrificial altar, asserting that whoever completes the rite with due preparation attains the same exalted worlds that he himself attained.