सगराद्या महीपाला वाजिमेधविधायकाः । कृतवंतो महायत्नं शक्रैश्वर्यजिघृक्षवः
sagarādyā mahīpālā vājimedhavidhāyakāḥ | kṛtavaṃto mahāyatnaṃ śakraiśvaryajighṛkṣavaḥ
Các bậc quân vương như Sagara, những người cử hành tế lễ Aśvamedha, đã dốc đại công phu—mong đoạt lấy quyền uy và vinh quang của Śakra (Indra).
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Scene: A royal sacrificial arena: King Sagara and other monarchs preside over an Aśvamedha with priests chanting; above, a vision of Indra’s splendor that the kings aspire to match.
Power pursued through ritual without inner humility can become mere rivalry; dharma frames sacrifice as service, not conquest.
The surrounding passage extols a Mahendra/Amarāvatī-like divine station in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa setting.
Performance of the Vāji-medha (Aśvamedha) sacrifice is referenced.