Shloka 22
(तस्मादेष महाबाहो तव यज्ञ: प्रवर्तताम् ।) एवमुक्तस्तु तैरविंप्रैर्धार्तराष्ट्री महीपति: । कर्ण च सौबल चैव क्रातृश्वैवेदमब्रवीत्
tasmād eṣa mahābāho tava yajñaḥ pravartatām | evam uktas tu tair viprair dhārtarāṣṭrī mahīpatiḥ | karṇaṃ ca saubalaṃ caiva bhrātṝṃś caivेदam abravīt ||
«ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ໂອ ຜູ້ມີແຂນແຂງກ້າ! ຂໍໃຫ້ຍັດຂອງເຈົ້າເລີ່ມຂຶ້ນ» ເມື່ອຖືກກ່າວດັ່ງນີ້ໂດຍພຣາຫມັນເຫຼົ່ານັ້ນ ກະສັດແຫ່ງທາຣະຕະຣາສະຕຣະ (ທຸຣະໂຍທະນະ) ຈຶ່ງກ່າວກັບ ກັນນະ, ສໍາບະລະ (ຊະກຸນິ) ແລະພີ່ນ້ອງຂອງຕົນ ດັ່ງນີ້—
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how ritual (yajña) and priestly endorsement can be invoked to authorize a ruler’s course of action. Ethically, it invites reflection on whether outwardly dharmic forms—like sacrifices—are being used to serve genuine righteousness or merely to strengthen political ambition.
Brahmins urge the ‘mighty-armed’ ruler to commence his sacrifice. After hearing them, Duryodhana turns to his key allies—Karṇa, Śakuni, and his brothers—and begins to state his plan or instructions, indicating a consequential decision is about to be made.