Shloka 118
Adhyāya 90: Babhruvāhana’s Reception and the Commencement of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Aśvamedha
एतत् ते सर्वमाख्यातं मया परपुरंजय । यदाश्चर्यमभूत् तत्र वाजिमेथे महाक्रतो
etad te sarvam ākhyātaṃ mayā parapuraṃjaya | yad āścaryam abhūt tatra vājimethe mahākratau ||
وَیشَمپایَن نے کہا—اے دشمنوں کے شہروں کو فتح کرنے والے جنمیجَے! اُس عظیم اَشوَمیدھ یَجْن میں جو حیرت انگیز واقعہ پیش آیا تھا، اس کا پورا حال میں نے تمہیں سنا دیا۔
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores faithful transmission of sacred history: the narrator completes an account of a marvel connected with a major royal ritual, highlighting the importance of truthful, complete narration in preserving dharma and royal memory.
Vaiśampāyana addresses King Janamejaya and concludes that he has fully related the extraordinary incident that took place during the great Aśvamedha (horse-sacrifice) rite.