Shloka 46

Devanagari script

एवमाथश्वासन कृत्वा सर्वराष्ट्रेषु भारत । यजस्व वाजिमेधेन यथेन्द्रो विजयी पुरा,भारत! इस प्रकार सारे राज्यमें शान्ति स्थापित करके तुम उसी प्रकार अश्वमेध यज्ञका अनुष्ठान करो, जैसे पूर्वकालमें विजयी इन्द्रने किया था

Transliteration

evam atha śvāsanaṃ kṛtvā sarvarāṣṭreṣu bhārata | yajasva vājimedhena yathendro vijayī purā ||

Translation

Vyāsa disse: “Ó Bhārata, tendo assim estabelecido tranquilidade e paz em todos os reinos, realiza o sacrifício do Aśvamedha, tal como o vitorioso Indra o fez outrora.”

Word by Word

एवम्thus

अथthen/thereupon

आश्वासनम्assurance; pacification; establishing confidence/peace

कृत्वाhaving done/made

सर्वall

राष्ट्रेषुin the kingdoms/realms

भारतO Bharata (descendant of Bharata)

यजस्वperform sacrifice; sacrifice (for yourself)

वाजिमेधेनby/with the Aśvamedha (horse-sacrifice)

यथाas/just as

इन्द्रःIndra

विजयीvictorious

पुराformerly/once

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vyāsa

Bhārata (addressed king, traditionally Yudhiṣṭhira)

Indra

Aśvamedha (Vājimedha) sacrifice

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A ruler should first pacify and stabilize the realm—restoring trust and order—then undertake great public rites like the Aśvamedha to consolidate legitimacy and signal righteous sovereignty, following exemplary precedents (Indra).

What is happening in the narrative?

Vyāsa instructs the Bhārata king (contextually Yudhiṣṭhira) that after establishing peace across the kingdoms, he should perform the Aśvamedha sacrifice, likening this royal act to Indra’s ancient victorious performance.