अश्वमेधप्रवृत्तिः
Commencement and Performance of Daśaratha’s Aśvamedha
ऐन्द्रश्च विधिवद्दत्तो राजा चाभिषुतोऽनघ:।माध्यन्दिनं च सवनं प्रावर्तत यथाक्रमम्।।।।
aindraś ca vidhivad datto rājā cābhiṣuto ’naghaḥ | mādhyandinaṃ ca savanaṃ prāvartata yathākramam ||
依照仪轨,献给因陀罗的份额已如法奉献;无瑕的苏摩亦已榨取。正午的萨瓦那祭次也按次第如序进行。
Dharma as adherence to vidhi: righteousness in ritual is shown through correct offerings and orderly procedure (yathākramam).
A procedural description of the sacrifice: offerings to Indra and the pressing of Soma occur, including the midday savana, in the correct sequence.
Discipline and correctness in sacred duty—ritual specialists and patron uphold order without deviation.