अश्वमेधप्रवृत्तिः
Commencement and Performance of Daśaratha’s Aśvamedha
कर्म कुर्वन्ति विधिवद्याजका वेदपारगा:।यथाविधि यथान्यायं परिक्रामन्ति शास्त्रत:।।।।
karma kurvanti vidhivad yājakā veda-pāragāḥ | yathā-vidhi yathā-nyāyaṃ parikrāmanti śāstrataḥ ||
诸位精通吠陀的祭官依法行祭,依次循规、合乎法度地完成每一道仪程,悉皆如经论(śāstra)所规定。
The chief priests, masters of the Vedas, conducted the rituals in consonance with traditions and scriptures. They officiated in conformity with duties laid down in the Vedas and according to law.
Dharma is faithful compliance with sacred and legal order: knowledge (Veda) is joined to right practice (vidhi/nyāya), embodying satya as accuracy and integrity in action.
The text summarizes how the priests conduct the Aśvamedha procedures—methodically and in accordance with scripture.
Learned discipline—expertise that expresses itself as careful, lawful conduct rather than mere display of scholarship.