Shloka 9
Yuddha-yajña-vyākhyāna (The Battle as Sacrifice): Ambarīṣa–Indra Saṃvāda
क्षत्रधर्मे स्थितो भूत्वा यथाशास्त्रं यथाविधि । उदीक्षमाण: पृतनां जयामि युधि वासव
kṣatradharme sthito bhūtvā yathāśāstraṃ yathāvidhi | udīkṣamāṇaḥ pṛtanāṃ jayāmi yudhi vāsava deveśa ||
Ambarīṣa dit : « Établi dans le dharma du guerrier, agissant selon les śāstra et les rites prescrits, je veillais sur l’armée et, au combat, je remportais la victoire sur mes ennemis — ô Vāsava, seigneur des dieux. »
अमग्बरीष उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames military success as legitimate only when rooted in kṣatriya-dharma and regulated by śāstric norms—victory is presented as the outcome of disciplined duty performed ‘according to scripture and proper procedure,’ not mere aggression.
Ambarīṣa addresses Indra (Vāsava), describing his own conduct as a ruler-warrior: he remained established in kṣatriya duty, supervised his forces, and achieved victory in battle while adhering to prescribed rules.