Shloka 7
Jarītā-Śārṅgaka-saṃvādaḥ — The Dialogue of Jaritā and the Śārṅgaka Chicks
Fire-escape deliberation
भ्रातृभि: सहितो राजा चतुर्भिरधिकं बभौ । प्रयुज्यमानैर्विततो वेदैरिव महाध्वर:
bhrātṛbhiḥ sahito rājā caturbhir adhikaṃ babhau | prayujyamānair vitato vedair iva mahādhvaraḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: Dengan saudara-saudaranya di sisi, raja tampak lebih bersinar—laksana suatu korban agung yang tampak megah apabila keempat-empat Veda, digunakan pada saat yang tepat, dibentangkan sepenuhnya dan dilaksanakan dengan tertib.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Legitimate rule and moral authority are enhanced by disciplined cooperation among brothers/companions; harmony under dharma makes leadership radiant, just as a sacrifice becomes splendid when the Vedas are properly applied in their due sequence.
The narrator describes Yudhiṣṭhira’s heightened splendor and stature when he is accompanied by his four brothers, using a simile of a grand Vedic sacrifice flourishing through the well-timed employment of the four Vedas.