All   the   denominations   of   the   population   should   be   revered   as   has   been instructed   and   should   receive   respectful   hospitality.   They   should   never  be disregarded  due  to  anger,  dislikes  or  for  any  other  reason   (13).
    
yMkmIs¤   yE   Ûyg#a:   p¤âxa:   ¢S¢ÚpnÞtTa   .
tExam¢p   ¢vSExEN   p¥ja   kayaI   yTa@mm¯     ¡
tE   c   Þy¤:   s|B¦ta:   svI   vs¤¢BBaIjnEn   c   ¡14¡

yMkmIs¤

in all the items of work connected with the sacrifice

yE

whoever

Ûyg#a:

concerned with the work related to the sacrifice

p¤âxa:

servants

¢S¢Úpn:

artists

tTa	and others

tExa|

to them

A¢p

also

¢vSExEN

exclusively

p¥ja

honour

kayaI

is to be done

yTa@mm¯

according to tradition

tE

they

c

and

Þy¤:

must be

s|B¦ta:

contented

svI

all

vs¤¢B:

with wealth

BaEjnEn

with food

c

and

 
In   discharging   their   duties   in   connection   with   the   sacrifice,   those   workmen such   as   the   sculptors   etc,   who   work   with   devotion,   shall   be   taken   note   of for   award   of   appropriate,   special   rewards.   All   of   them   should   be   satisfied through   food   and   monetary   payments   (14).

yTa   svI|   s¤¢v¢ht|   n   ¢k¢·t¯   p¢rh£ytE   .
tTa   BvÓt:   kvIÓt¤   p#£¢t¢s"ÂDEn   cEtsa   ¡15¡

yTa	in what manner

svI|	everything

s¤¢v¢ht|

conducted excellently

n

not

¢k¢·t¯

even a little

p¢rh£ytE

neglect

tTa	in that manner

BvÓt:

you, the respected ones

kvIÓt¤

may do

p#£¢t¢s"ÂDEn

deeply affectionate

cEtsa

mind

May   you   all   discharge   your   duties   with   minds   soaked   in   affection   and   in   a manner   that   would   ensure   that   everything   will   be   done   in   the   most   apt manner   and   nothing   will   be   left   deficient'   (15).
 
tt:   svI   smagØy   v¢s¿¢mdmb#¤vn¯   .
yTaE³|   tÏs¤¢v¢ht|   n   ¢k¢·t¯   p¢rh£ytE   ¡
yTaE³|   tt¯   k¢rÝyamaE   n   ¢k¢·t¯   p¢rhaÞytE   ¡16¡

tt:

thereupon

svI

all

smagØy

having gathered

v¢s¿|

sage Vasishta

id|

like this

Ab#¤vn¯

told

yTa	in whatever manner

u³|	we have been commanded

tt¯

that

s¤¢v¢ht|

is fit to be carried out

n

not

¢k¢·t¯

even a little

p¢rh£ytE

is to be left out

yTa	in what manner

u³|	we have been told

tt¯

that

k¢rÝyam:

we shall comply

n

not

¢k¢·t¯

even a little

p¢rhaÞytE

to be omitted

Thereafter,   all   of   them   came   up   to   Vasishta   and   addressed   him   thus:`What has   been   said   is   worthy   of   being   carried   out.   Therrefore   there   will   be   not a   wee-bit   deficient   nor   will   there   be   even   an   iota   of   disregard.   We   shall comply   with   all   these   in   full.'   (16).
 
tt:   s¤mÓæOman£y   v¢s¿aE   vaÀymb#v£t¯   .
¢nmÓæOyÞv   n¦pt£n¯   p¦¢TÛya|   yE   c   Da¢mIka:   ¡17¡

tt:

thereupon

s¤mÓæO|

Sumantra

Aan£y

summoning

v¢s¿:

Vasishta

vaÀym¯

words

Ab#v£t¯

said

¢nmÓæOyÞv

may you invite

n¦pt£n¯

kings

p¦¢TÛya|

in the world

yE

who

c

and

Da¢mIka:

on the righteous path

 
Thereupon,   Vasishta   summoned   Sumantra   and   spoke   thus:
`May   you   invite all   those   kings   on   the   face   of   the   earth,   who
are   righteous   (17).
 
b#a'Nan¯   X¢æOyan¯   vWÜyan¯   S¥d#a|àWv   sh*S:   .
smanyÞv   sÏk]Ïy   svIdESEx¤   manvan¯   ¡18¡

b#a'Nan¯

brahmins

X¢æOyan¯

kshatriyas

vWÜyan¯

vaisyas

S¥d#an¯

the sudras

c

and

ev

also

sh*S:

in thousands

smanyÞv

fetch

sÏk]Ïy

showing hospitality

svIdESEx¤

from all countries

manvan¯

people

May   you   invite   in   thousands,   from   all   countries,   people   who   are   Brahmins, Kshatriyas,   Vaisyas   and   Sudras,   with   due   respect   (18).
 
¢m¢Tla¢Dp¢t|   v£r|   jnk|   sÏy¢v@mm¯   .
¢n¢¿t|   svISaÞæOEx¤   tTa   vEdEx¤   ¢n¢¿tm¯   ¡19¡

¢m¢Tla¢Dp¢t|

the ruler of Mithila

v£r|	the courageous

jnk|	named Janaka

sÏy¢v@mm¯

of true valour

¢n¢¿t|

expert

svISaÞæOEx¤

in all branches of knowledge

tTa	in the same way

vEdEx¤

in the vedic lore

¢n¢¿tm¯

adepts

 
tmany   mhaBag|   ÞvymEv   s¤sÏk]tm¯   .
p¥vIs|b¢ÓDn|   MaÏva   tt:   p¥vI|   b#v£¢m   tE   ¡20¡

t|

him

Aany	bring along

mhaBag|

of great fortune

Þvy|

yourself

ev

indeed

s¤sÏk]tm¯

having duly extended all courtesies

p¥vIs|b¢ÓDn|

the first among relations

MaÏva

having known

tt:

then

p¥vI|

firstly

b#v£¢m

I tell

tE

you

 
May   you   personally   fetch,   with   all   reverence   and   regard,   that   king   of Mithila,   that   Janaka,   who   is   valiant,   of   never   diminishng   valour,
well-versed   in   all   scriptures   and   behavioural   codes   and   manuals,   that
greatly   fortunate   one.   I   am   telling   you   all   this   first,   after   noting   that you   are   connected   (with   all   these   arrangements)   as   the   first   person   (19-20).