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punar jātā yajasveti
sa pratyāhātha so ‘bravīt
sānnāhiko yadā rājan
rājanyo ‘tha paśuḥ śuciḥ

Synonyms

punaḥ—again; jatah—have grown; yajasva—now you offer the sacrifice; iti—thus; saḥ—he, Varuṇa; pratyaha—replied; atha—thereafter; saḥ—he, Hariścandra; abravīt—said; sānnāhikaḥ—able to equip himself with a shield; yadā—when; rājan—O King Varuṇa; rajanyah—the kṣatriya; atha—then; paśuḥ—the sacrificial animal; sucih—becomes purified. 

Translation

When the teeth grew in again, Varuṇa came and said to Hariścandra, “Now you can perform the sacrifice.” But Hariścandra then said, “O King, when the sacrificial animal becomes a kṣatriya and is able to shield himself to fight with the enemy, then he will be purified.” 

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