यक्ष्यमाणोऽश्वमेधेन ज्ञातिद्रोहजिहासया ।
राजा लब्धधनो दध्यौ नान्यत्र करदण्डयोः ॥३२॥

yakṣyamāṇo 'śvamedhena
jñāti-droha-jihāsayā
rājā labdha-dhano dadhyau
nānyatra kara-daṇḍayoḥ


Text

Yudhiṣṭhira, desiring to rid himself of sin incurred by killing relatives by performing a horse sacrifice, began to consider whether there was an alternative to force or tax to attain wealth for the sacrifice.

Purport

He considered that there was no alternative to taxes or force, because it was necessary to have abundant wealth for the sacrifice.