Shloka 15
Asita Devala Observes Jaigīṣavya’s Yogic Attainment and Chooses Mokṣa-dharma (देवल-जैगीषव्योपाख्यानम्)
राजसूये क्रतुश्रेष्ठे निवृत्ते जनमेजय । जायते सुमहाघोर: संग्राम: क्षत्रियान् प्रति,जनमेजय! क्रतुश्रेष्ठ राजसूयका अनुष्ठान पूर्ण हो जानेपर उस देशके क्षत्रियोंमें महाभयंकर संग्राम हुआ करता है
rājasūye kratuśreṣṭhe nivṛtte janamejaya | jāyate sumahāghoraḥ saṅgrāmaḥ kṣatriyān prati ||
โอ้ชนเมชัย เมื่อราชสูยะอันเป็นยัญสูงสุดสิ้นสุดลงแล้ว ในหมู่กษัตริย์นักรบย่อมเกิดศึกอันน่าหวาดหวั่นยิ่งนัก
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse hints at an ethical tension in royal life: even the highest public rite meant to establish legitimate sovereignty can intensify rivalry and provoke violent contest among kṣatriyas. Ritual prestige and political power, if not restrained by dharma, may culminate in conflict.
Vaiśampāyana addresses King Janamejaya and states a narrative observation: after the completion of the Rājasūya sacrifice, a terribly great battle arises involving the kṣatriyas—foreshadowing or contextualizing ensuing warfare.