¢Cd#|   ¢h   m¦gyÓtE{æO   ¢v¹a|saE   b#'raXsa:   .
¢v¢G"tÞy   c   yåOÞy   sï:   ktaI   ¢vnÜy¢t   ¡17¡

¢Cd#|

loopholes

¢h

indeed

m¦gyÓtE

are searched for

AæO	in this matter

¢v¹a|s:

scholars

b#'raXsa:

Brahma Rakshasas

¢v¢G"tÞy

which has been blocked from being completed

c

and

yåOÞy

of the sacrifice

sï:

at once

ktaI	the performer

¢vnÜy¢t

is destroyed

 
The   learned   Brahmarakshasas   look   for   lacunae   in   such   practices   and   due   to that,   the   performer   of   the   sacrifice,   whose   ritualistic   attempt   is   thus blocked,   is   instantly   destroyed   (17).
 
tïTa   ¢v¢Dp¥vI|   mE   @t¤rEx   smaÔytE   .
tTa   ¢vDan|   ¢@yta|   smTaI:   krNE¢Ývh   ¡18¡

tt¯

therefore

yTa	in what way

¢v¢Dp¥vI|

according to the injunctions

mE

my

@t¤:

sacrifice

ex:

this

smaÔytE

will be completed

tTa	in that manner

¢vDan|

efforts

¢@yta|

be made

smTaI:

capable

krNEx¤

in execution

ih

this

 
Therefore,   may   all   efforts   be   directed   to   ensure   the   means   by   which   this_ my_  sacrifice   will   be   properly   completed   as   per   scriptural   injunctions. You   are   adepts   in   doing   so   (18).

tTE¢t   cab#¤vÓsvI   m¢ÓæON:   p#Ïyp¥jyn¯   .
pa¢TIvEÓd#Þy   t¹aÀy|   yTaåOçO|   ¢nSØy   tE   ¡19¡

tTa

then

i¢t	in this manner

c

and

Ab#¤vn¯

hailed

svI

all

m¢ÓæON:

ministers

p#Ïyp¥jyn¯

reciprocated

pa¢TIvEÓd#Þy

of that king of kings

tt¯

that

vaÀy|

statement

yTa	in the same way

AaåOçO|

being ordered

¢nSØy

having heard

tE

those

 
Upon   listening   to   those   words   of   the   king   of   kings,   all   those   ministers said   with   acclaim:   `We   shall   implicitly   abide   by   the   ways   the   orders   have been   issued'   (19).
 
tTa   ¢¹jaÞtE   DmIåOa   vDIyÓtaE   n¦paEäOmm¯   .
An¤åOataÞtt:   svI   p¤njIÂm¤yITagtm¯   ¡20¡

tTa	in that manner

¢¹ja:

the twice-borns

tE

those

DmIåOa:

knowers of right conduct

vDIyÓt:

eulogising

n¦paEäOmm¯

the best among monarchs

An¤åOata:

given leave

tt:	thereafter

svI

all

 

p¤n:

return

jÂm¤:

went

yTagtm¯

whence they had come

 
All   those   twice-borns,   knowers   of   right   conduct,   having   eulogised   that best   among   monarchs   in   that   manner,   departed   with   his   leave   and   returned whence   they   had   come   (20).
 
¢vsjI¢yÏva   tan¯   ¢vp#an¯   s¢cva¢ndmb#v£t¯   .
§¢Ïv¢ÂBâp¢d¾aE{y|   yTavÏ@t¤raÔytam¯   ¡21¡

¢vsjI¢yÏva

having discharged

tan¯

those

¢vp#an¯

brahmins

s¢cvan¯

at the ministers

id|

this

Ab#v£t¯

said

§¢Ïv¢ÂB:

priests

up¢d¾:

instructed

Ay|

this

yTavt¯

as per injunctions

@t¤:

sacrifice

AaÔytam¯

be performed

 
Having   sent   those   twice-borns   away,   (the   king)   told   the   ministers   the following:   `May   this   sacrifice   advised   by   the   priests   be   completed   as   per injunctions'   (21).
 
iÏy¤?va   n¦pSaÑ¥Il:   s¢cvan¯   sm¤p¢ÞTtan¯   .
¢vsjI¢yÏva   Þv|   vEÜm   p#¢vvES   mha濫t:   ¡22¡

i¢t

thus

u?va	having said

n¦pSaÑ¥Il:

tiger among kings

s¢cvan¯

the counsellors

sm¤p¢ÞTtan¯

(who) had been waiting upon (him)

¢vsjI¢yÏva

having discharged

Þv|

his

vEÜm

abode

p#¢vvES

retired

mha濫t:

of great radiance

That   tiger   among   kings   (Dasaratha),     possessed   of   great   radiance   (then) retired   to   his   own   abode,   having   said   so   much   and   having   discharged   all those   counsellors,   who   had   been   devoutly   waiting   upon   him   (22).
 
tt:   s   gÏva   ta:   pÏn£nIrEÓd#aE   ¶dy¢p#ya:   .
uvac   d£Xa|   ¢vSt   yßyE{h|   s¤tkarNat¯   ¡23¡

tt:

then

s:

he

gÏva

went

ta:

those

pÏn£:

wives

nrEÓd#:

best among men

¶dy¢p#ya:

dear to his heart

uvac

addressed

d£Xa|

austerities

¢vSt	enter upon

yßyE	intend to perform sacrifice

Ah|

I

s¤tkarNat¯

for begetting a son

Thereafter,   that   best   among   men   approached   his   wives,   who   were   dear   to his   heart   and   told   them:   `May   you   enter   upon   austerities,   for   I   intend   to perform   sacrifice   for   a   son'   (23).  
tasa|   tEna¢tkaÓtEn   vcnEn   s¤vcIsam¯   .
m¤KpîaÓySaEBÓt   pîan£v   ¢hmaÏyyE   ¡24¡

tasa|

their

tEn

those

A¢tkaÓtEn

very pleasing

vcnEn

tidings

s¤vcIsam¯

extremely lustrous

m¤Kpîa¢n

lotus-like faces

ASaEBÓt

shone

pîa¢n

lotuses

iv

lke

¢hmaÏyyE

in the winter season

Due   to   those   extremely   pleasing   words,   their   faces,   which   were   extremely lustrous   and   rivalling   (red)   lotuses,   shone   like   full   blown   (red)   lotuses in   the   winter   season   (24).  
iÏyaxI   ½£md#amayNE   vaÚm£k£yE   Aa¢dkaÛyE  balkaÎfE   A¾m:   sgI:
Thus  ends   canto   eight   of   the   BalaKanda   of  the   first   and   ancient   poetical  work   Srimad   Ramayana   of   Valmiki