Shloka 9
जयद्रथ-निग्रहः — Jayadratha Restrained, Shamed, and Released
ऋत्विजश्न समाहूता यथोक्ता वेदपारगा: । क्रियां कुर्वन्तु ते राजन् यथाशास्त्रमरिंदम,“शत्रुदमन नरेश! तुम्हारे द्वारा आमन्त्रित शास्त्रोक्त योग्यतासे सम्पन्न वेदज्ञ ऋत्विक् विधिके अनुसार सब कार्य करें
Vaiśampāyana uvāca: Ṛtvijaś ca samāhūtā yathoktā vedapāragāḥ | Kriyāṁ kurvantu te rājan yathāśāstram arindama ||
Vaiśampāyana dit : «Ô roi, dompteur d’ennemis, que les prêtres officiants, versés dans les Veda et appelés comme il est prescrit, accomplissent les rites exactement selon les śāstra.»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes dharma through correct procedure: even powerful rulers should ensure that sacred acts are performed by qualified Vedic priests and strictly according to śāstra, not by whim or expediency.
Vaiśampāyana addresses a king, noting that the invited Veda-knowing priests have been assembled and should now proceed to perform the prescribed ritual actions in full conformity with scriptural rules.