SanskritIASTMeaning
सः विजित्य महीम् सर्वाम्saḥ vijitya mahīm sarvāmHe, having conquered the whole earth,
स-शैल-वन-काननाम्sa-śaila-vana-kānanāmwith its mountains, forests and groves,
आजहार महा-राजājahāra mahā-rājaperformed, O great king,
राजसूयम् महा-क्रतुम्rājasūyam mahā-kratumthe Rajasuya, the great sacrifice;
तस्य सर्वे मही-पालाःtasya sarve mahī-pālāḥfor him all kings
धनानि आजह्रुः आज्ञयाdhanāni ājahruḥ ājñayābrought riches by his command,
द्विजानाम् परिवेष्टारःdvijānām pariveṣṭāraḥand as attendants of the brahmanas
तस्मिन् यज्ञे च ते अभवन्tasmin yajñe ca te abhavanthey became at that sacrifice;
प्रादात् च द्रविणम् प्रीत्याprādāt ca draviṇam prītyāand with love he gave riches
याजकानाम् नर-ईश्वरःyājakānām nara-īśvaraḥto the priests, the lord of men,
यथा-उक्तम् तत्र तैः तस्मिन्yathā-uktam tatra taiḥ tasminbeyond what had been promised there by them,
ततः पञ्च-गुण-अधिकम्tataḥ pañca-guṇa-adhikamfive times more;
सsaoriginal form "sa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
महींmahīṃoriginal form "mahīṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सर्वांsarvāṃoriginal form "sarvāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सशैलवनकाननाम्saśailavanakānanāmoriginal form "saśailavanakānanām", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
महाराजmahārājaoriginal form "mahārāja", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
राजसूयंrājasūyaṃoriginal form "rājasūyaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
महाक्रतुम्mahākratumoriginal form "mahākratum", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
महीपालाmahīpālāoriginal form "mahīpālā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
धनान्य्dhanānyoriginal form "dhanāny", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
आजह्रुर्ājahruroriginal form "ājahrur", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
द्विजानांdvijānāṃoriginal form "dvijānāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
परिवेष्टारस्pariveṣṭārasoriginal form "pariveṣṭāras", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽभवन्'bhavanoriginal form "'bhavan", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रादाच्prādācoriginal form "prādāc", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
द्रविणंdraviṇaṃoriginal form "draviṇaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
याजकानांyājakānāṃoriginal form "yājakānāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नरेश्वरःnareśvaraḥoriginal form "nareśvaraḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यथोक्तंyathoktaṃoriginal form "yathoktaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तैस्taisoriginal form "tais", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तस्मिंस्tasmiṃsoriginal form "tasmiṃs", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पञ्चगुणाधिकम्pañcaguṇādhikamoriginal form "pañcaguṇādhikam", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Here the conquered kings themselves become servants of the brahmanas at the sacrifice. It is telling that power turns to the service of the sacred, and generosity exceeds what was promised fivefold: true greatness lies not in taking but in giving beyond what is due. Thus the scripture reveals generosity as the crown of victory; and next comes the feeding of the brahmanas.