Shloka 6
Adhyāya 166: Kṛtaghna-doṣa (कृतघ्नदोषः) — the fault of ingratitude and the limits of expiation
यज्ञश्नेत् प्रतिरुद्ध: स्यादंशेनैकेन यज्वनः । ब्राह्मणस्य विशेषेण धार्मिके सति राजनि
yajñaśnet pratiruddhaḥ syād aṁśenaikena yajvanaḥ | brāhmaṇasya viśeṣeṇa dhārmike sati rājani ||
ビーシュマは言った。「法にかなう王の治世において、祭主の儀礼が妨げられ、供物のうち一分が未完のまま残るなら—とりわけそれがバラモンの場合には—王はその成就を取り計らうべきである。もし国中に、牛や富に満ちながらも祭祀（ソーマ祭を含む）を行わぬヴァイシャがいるなら、王はその家から祭儀に要する財を取り立て、聖なる業が未完に終わらぬようにせねばならない。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A righteous king must prevent sacred duties from failing due to lack of resources—especially a Brāhmaṇa’s sacrifice. If necessary, he may requisition wealth from a prosperous but non-sacrificing Vaiśya household to complete the yajña, framing royal exaction as a dharmic duty aimed at sustaining public religious order.
In Bhīṣma’s instruction on rājadharma in the Śānti Parva, he describes a case where a sacrificer’s ritual is stalled with a remaining portion incomplete. He advises the king to intervene and secure funds—potentially by taking from a wealthy Vaiśya family lacking sacrificial observance—so the rite can be finished.