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Antipathy to the Rajastya
Why ?
of their possessions 19 to be given to the priests, one third to thote who perform prasar panam at the time of Dasapeya, and one third should be returned to them only He should also give villages to them Erca though they are ksatriyas, they will not deserve concecration benceforth (abalanasya jnanin savittanahareyah 14 10n jiniyad daksinarelayam 15 - calbhyo' syet 16 tamsta eva pratyahareynir vijayasra rajanniti 17 teabe nicesya 1rtīvamt yigbhyo dadyat 18 dasapeya' nuprasrptıbhyastriyah 19. sesam tebhya eva pratyurspjet 20 gramanebhz o pi dad) 44 21 rajansaste jyur ata Ardhvam anabhişehyah 22)
In the Rajasūya-sacrifice thero is one rite for making the brother of the sacrificer less powerful than the sacrificer In thls ate a brahmana or the Adbyacyu or the Purohita hands over a wooden sword isphy a-) to the sacrificer-king He thereby makes the sacrificer less powerful than himself "A king who is less powerful than a brahmana, is more powerful than his cnomy (yo vai raja brahnianad abalıyan amitrebhio cai sa bahiyar bhavari" ŚB V 4 4 15) Then the king hands the wooden sword over to his brother with the words "indrasya varo'si tena nie raddhya , thou art Ipdra's thunderbolt, therewith serve me" YS X 28) Thereby the king makes bis brother to be weaker than bimself (SB V 4 4 4 16, cf Katyass XV 12 12)
MS IV 37 mentions a rite in the course of the Rajasaya, for makta the sacrificer's relatives his followers Tbas after the Tripamjatnya offerte one should offer offerings to Valsvanara and Varupa "Agoi Valyzotru Identical with the year, seasons are his own relatives The consecrated (king sacrificer) becomes their king Among the gods, Varuna is the coun crated Both of these (Vaisvænara and Varuna) are the lords of ostigaclou. They instigate hlm (the sacrificer) As many there are relatives of the sacrificer, all of them become the followers of the sacrifioer Gode are the followers of Varuna As many relatives there are, the Adhvaryu makar them all followers and non-disputers ( yayanta erisya Syllabus anūkanayivadinah karott)"
Thus the king sacrificer, before performing the Rajasaya subdues ad and in the performance of the Rajasiya subdues his relativegis also la ! ritualistic way He also makes them his followers and tries to assert Parts kingahlp But this kungship is at the cost of other relatives who also might have claims for being klogs But not only the klagship is robbed from them. It is also ritually denied to them even in the future (see especially Latyag X 1 22) They naturally would feel insulted. They would saturally
15, For the work of the king's relative in the Rajulya mo Weber Konigspreide, p
51, 56, 132
