Shloka 39
Adhyāya 33 — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Post-Conflict Remorse and Inquiry on Āśrama Discipline (शोक-विमर्शः, आश्रम-जिज्ञासा)
मरुद्धि: सह जित्वारीन् भगवान् पाकशासन: । एकैकं क्रतुमाहत्य शतकृत्व: शतक्रतु:
marudbhiḥ saha jitvārīn bhagavān pākaśāsanaḥ | ekaikaṃ kratum āhatya śatakṛtvaḥ śatakratuḥ ||
ヴィヤーサは言った。マルットの軍勢を従え、福徳具わるインドラ—パーカを懲らしめる者ゆえ「パーカシャーサナ」と呼ばれる—は、敵を征服してのち、アシュヴァメーダ（馬祀）を一つ一つ、百度にわたり続けて修した。かく幾度も大儀を成就したがゆえに、彼は「シャタクラトゥ」—百の祭祀の主—の異名で世に知られるに至った。
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power and victory are portrayed as gaining lasting legitimacy when aligned with dharmic, sanctioned action—here symbolized by repeated performance of great sacrifices. Indra’s fame (Śatakratu) is not merely from conquest but from sustained commitment to recognized ritual order.
Vyāsa describes Indra, accompanied by the Maruts, defeating his enemies and then performing the Aśvamedha sacrifice a hundred times in succession, which earns him the celebrated title Śatakratu.