Shloka 9
Adhyāya 45 — Duryodhana’s Distress, Śakuni’s Counsel, and the Summons for Dyūta
अश्रमेधे हयं मेध्यमुत्सूष्टं रक्षिभि्वृतम् । पितुर्मे यज्ञविघ्नार्थमहरत् पापनिश्चय:
Vaiśampāyana uvāca: aśvamedhe hayaṃ medhyam utsṛṣṭaṃ rakṣibhir vṛtam | pitur me yajñavighnārtham aharat pāpaniścayaḥ ||
ໄວສັມປາຍະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: “ເມື່ອພໍ່ຂ້ອຍໄດ້ຮັບພິທີປະກອບຍັນ ອັສວະເມດະ (Aśvamedha) ແລະປ່ອຍມ້າອັນສັກສິດອອກໄປ ໂດຍມີຍາມຄຸ້ມກັນລ້ອມຮອບ, ແຕ່ຊາຍຊົ່ວຜູ້ຕັ້ງໃຈໃນບາບນັ້ນ ໄດ້ລັກພາມ້າໄປ ເພື່ອຂັດຂວາງຍັນຂອງພໍ່ຂ້ອຍ.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Deliberately obstructing a sacred duty (yajña) is portrayed as a grave ethical failing: the verse marks the thief as pāpaniścaya—one firmly resolved on wrongdoing—highlighting that intent (niścaya) intensifies moral culpability.
During the performance of an Aśvamedha, the consecrated horse—ritually released and guarded—gets stolen by a malicious person specifically to disrupt the speaker’s father’s sacrifice.