Shloka 18
जयद्रथ-निग्रहः — Jayadratha Restrained, Shamed, and Released
यज्ञवाटस्थ ते भूमि: कृष्यतां तेन भारत । तत्र यज्ञो नृपश्रेष्ठ प्रभूतान्न: सुसंस्कृत:
yajñavāṭasthā te bhūmiḥ kṛṣyatāṃ tena bhārata | tatra yajño nṛpaśreṣṭha prabhūtānnaḥ susaṃskṛtaḥ ||
ໄວສັມປາຍະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ໂອ ພາຣະຕະ, ໃຫ້ໄຖພື້ນດິນທີ່ຢູ່ໃນເຂດລານບູຊາຂອງທ່ານດ້ວຍໄຖນັ້ນ. ແລ້ວ ໂອ ກະສັດຜູ້ປະເສີດ, ຈຶ່ງຈະປະກອບພິທີບູຊາໄດ້ທີ່ນັ້ນ—ຈັດຕຽມດີ ແລະມີອາຫານຫຼາຍພໍ ທີ່ປຸງແຕ່ງຢ່າງຖືກຕ້ອງ».
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Righteous action is supported by practical stewardship: cultivating land and ensuring abundant, well-prepared provisions enables a sacrifice to be performed properly, reflecting a king’s dharma of sustaining ritual order, hospitality, and generosity.
Vaiśampāyana advises that the land within the sacrificial enclosure should be cultivated so that, in that very place, a well-arranged sacrifice can be conducted with plentiful prepared food—ensuring the rite proceeds without scarcity.