Shloka 11
जयद्रथ-निग्रहः — Jayadratha Restrained, Shamed, and Released
एवमुक्तस्तु कर्णेन धार्तराष्ट्रो विशाम्पते । पुरोहितं समानाय्य वचन चेदमब्रवीत्,राजन! कर्णके इस प्रकार अनुमोदन करनेपर दुर्योधनने अपने पुरोहितको बुलाकर यह बात कही--'ब्रह्मन्! आप मेरे लिये उत्तम दक्षिणाओंसे युक्त क्रतुश्रेष्ठ रजसूयका यथोचित रीतिसे विधिपूर्वक अनुष्ठान करवाइये'
evam uktas tu karṇena dhārtarāṣṭro viśāmpate | purohitaṃ samānāyya vacanaṃ cedam abravīt |
Vaiśampāyana disse: Assim interpelado por Karṇa, Duryodhana, filho de Dhṛtarāṣṭra, ó senhor dos povos, mandou chamar seu sacerdote doméstico e falou: “Ó brāhmaṇa, faze celebrar para mim o sacrifício supremo—o Rājasūya—de modo apropriado e conforme a regra, dotado de excelentes dakṣiṇā (dádivas sacrificiais).”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how sacred rites can be invoked to legitimize worldly aims: a ruler seeks prestige through a grand sacrifice and generous fees, raising an ethical question—whether ritual is pursued for dharma and public good or for personal power and rivalry.
After Karṇa’s words of approval/encouragement, Duryodhana summons his royal priest and orders him to arrange the Rājasūya sacrifice properly, with rich dakṣiṇās, signaling his intent to assert sovereignty and status through Vedic ceremony.