Shloka 6
जयद्रथ-निग्रहः — Jayadratha Restrained, Shamed, and Released
राजसूयं पाण्डवस्य दृष्टवा क्रतुवरं महत् । मम स्पृहा समुत्पन्ना तां सम्पादय सूतज
rājasūyaṁ pāṇḍavasya dṛṣṭvā kratuvaraṁ mahat | mama spṛhā samutpannā tāṁ sampādaya sūtaja, sūtanandana ||
Vaiśampāyana dit : «Ayant contemplé le grand et premier des sacrifices—le Rājasūya du Pāṇḍava—le désir s’est levé en mon cœur, moi aussi. Ô fils d’un sūta, ô joie de la lignée des cochers, accomplis ce vœu qui est le mien.»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how witnessing another’s greatness can awaken ambition; ethically, it invites reflection on whether one’s desire is aligned with dharma and whether the means of fulfilling it are rightful.
A speaker, impressed by the Pāṇḍava’s magnificent Rājasūya sacrifice, expresses a wish to perform the same and urges a sūta’s son—addressed respectfully—to help accomplish that desire.