Shloka 3
Traigarta Attempt to Seize the Aśvamedha Horse; Arjuna’s Restraint and Tactical Victory
अश्वमेधयज्ञके लिये छोड़े हुए घोड़ेका अर्जुनके द्वारा अनुगमन हयश्न हयमेधार्थ स्वयं स ब्रह्म॒वादिना । उत्सृष्ट: शास्त्रविधिना व्यासेनामिततेजसा
aśvamedhārthaṃ svayaṃ sa brahmavādī | utsṛṣṭaḥ śāstravidhinā vyāsenāmitatejasā ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。アシュヴァメーダ（Aśvamedha）の供犠のため、その馬は聖典の規定に従い、無量の光輝をもつブラフマヴァーディー（brahmavādī）たるヴィヤーサ自身によって放たれた。この行為は、王権がヴェーダの法と倫理的抑制のもとに置かれ、儀礼が単なる政治的野心ではなく聖賢の権威によって開始されることを示している。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even a king’s assertion of sovereignty through the Aśvamedha must be grounded in śāstra and guided by brahminical-sage authority; power is legitimized only when subordinated to dharma and proper ritual order.
At the start of the Aśvamedha proceedings, Vyāsa personally releases the consecrated horse in accordance with scriptural injunctions, setting the rite in motion and establishing its lawful, dharmic framework.