जुगुप्समानो नृपतिर् मनसेदं विचिन्तयन् ॥
उपयाजवचः श्रुत्वा नृपतिः सर्वधर्मवित् ॥
अभिसंपूज्य पूजार्हम् ऋषिं याजम् उवाच ह ॥
अयुतानि ददान्य् अष्टौ गवां याजय मां विभो ॥
द्रोणवैराभिसंतप्तं त्वं ह्लादयितुम् अर्हसि ॥
jugupsamāno nṛpatir manasedaṃ vicintayan ||
upayājavacaḥ śrutvā nṛpatiḥ sarvadharmavit ||
abhisaṃpūjya pūjārham ṛṣiṃ yājam uvāca ha ||
ayutāni dadāny aṣṭau gavāṃ yājaya māṃ vibho ||
droṇavairābhisaṃtaptaṃ tvaṃ hlādayitum arhasi ||
"The king, though feeling repugnance, having pondered this in his mind and heard Upayaja's words, the king, knower of every dharma, having honored the rishi worthy of honor, said to Yaja: 'Eighty thousand cows I will give — perform the sacrifice for me, O lord; scorched by enmity with Drona, you alone are able to console me.'"
e188edc488f3 · publicado 12 jul 2026, 17:19:51 UTC
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Here the king overcomes his revulsion for the sake of his goal. It is telling that Drupada "feels repugnance" yet goes to Yaja regardless: the passion for revenge overrides even scruple. Here one sees how a strong desire smooths over conscience: for the sake of what he craves, a man accepts what he would otherwise have rejected. Telling too is the phrase "scorched by enmity": the image rings true — a grievance burns like fire. Thus the scripture shows that one possessed by a goal is ready to compromise even the purity of his means; and Drupada, overcoming his aversion, turns to the less strict priest — only to attain what he desires.