| tt: | thereafter |
| kalE | season |
| bh^¢tTaW | comprising several days |
| k¢Þm|¢àt¯ | a certain |
| s¤mnaEhrE | lovely |
| vsÓtE | spring |
| smn¤p#açOE | on its advent |
| raM: | the king |
| y¾¤| | to perform sacrifice |
| mn: | desire |
| ABvt¯ | arose |
| tt: | then |
| p#NØy | bent in worship |
| ¢Srsa | with head |
| t| | that |
| ¢vp#| | brahmin |
| dEvv¢NInm¯ | comparable to the devas in radiance |
| yMay | for the sacrifice |
| vryamas | invited |
| sÓtanaTI| | for the sake of progeny |
| klÞy | of the lineage |
| c | and |
| tTa | so be it |
| i¢t | said |
| c | and |
| s: | he |
| rajan| | to the king |
| uvac | said |
| c | and |
| s¤sÏk]t: | well-worshipped |
| s|Bara: | materials |
| s|¢B#yÓta| | be collected |
| tE | your |
| t¤rg: | horse |
| c | also |
| ¢vm¤Åytam¯ | be set free |
| tt: | then |
| raja | the king |
| Ab#v£t¯ | said |
| vaÀy| | words |
| s¤mÓæO| | to Sumantra |
| m¢ÓæOsäOmm¯ | the foremost among ministers |
| s¤mÓæO | O! Sumantra! |
| Aavahy | please fetch hither |
| ¢Xp#| | quickly |
| §¢Ïvj: | priests |
| b#'va¢dn: | Vedic pundits |
| s¤yM| | Suyajna |
| vamdEv| | Vamadeva |
| c | and |
| jaba¢l| | Jabali |
| AT | also |
| kaÜypm¯ | Kashyapa |
| p¤raE¢ht| | priest |
| v¢s¿| | Vasishta |
| c | and |
| yE | whoever (is available among brahmins) |
| c | also |
| A¢p | moreover |
| AÓyE | other |
| ¢¹jaEäOma: | noble brahmins |
| tt: | thereupon |
| s¤mÓæO: | Sumantra |
| Ïv¢rt| | quickly |
| gÏva | going |
| Ïv¢rt¢v@m: | fleet-footed |
| smanyt¯ | brought |
| s: | he |
| tan¯ | those |
| ¢vp#an¯ | brahmins |
| smÞtan¯ | everyone |
| vEdpargan¯ | those who have reached the other shore of the Vedic lore |
| tan¯ | them |
| p¥j¢yÏva | having offered worship |
| DmaIÏma | the soul of righteousness |
| raja | king |
| dSrT: | Dasaratha |
| tda | then |
| DmaITIs¢ht| | full of the two aims of life,viz. Dharma and Artha |
| y¤³| | appropriate |
| ÜlßN| | sweet |
| vcn| | words |
| Ab#v£t¯ | said |
| mm | my |
| lalÔymanÞy | pining |
| p¤æOaTI| | for the sake of a son |
| n | not |
| A¢Þt | is |
| vW | verily |
| s¤Km¯ | happiness |
| tdTI| | for that purpose |
| hymEDEn | Aswamedha |
| yßya¢m | to perform sacrifice |
| i¢t | is |
| m¢t: | idea |
| mm | my |
| tt¯ | therefore |
| Ah| | I |
| y¾¤| | to perform sacrifice |
| iÅCa¢m | desire |
| SaÞæO¾En | as seen in the shastras |
| kmINa | the ritual |
| §¢xp¤æOp#BavEn | with (the blessings and) the prowess of the son of the sage |
| kaman¯ | desires |
| p#ap¯Þya¢m | will attain |
| c | and |
| A¢p | moreover |
| Ahm¯ | I |
| tt: | then |
| saD¤ | quite so |
| i¢t | thus |
| tt¯ | that |
| vaÀy| | utterance |
| b#a'Na: | the enlightened ones |
| p#Ïyp¥jyn¯ | hailed |
| v¢s¿p#m¤Ka: | with Vasishta in theitr lead |
| svI | all |
| pa¢TIvÞy | the king's |
| m¤KE¢rtm¯ | issued forth from |