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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.” ¶