`There,   at   the   appropriate   time   of   installing   were   set   up   six   sacrificial pillars   made   of   Bilva   wood,   as   many   numbers   made   of   male   bamboo,   as   many out   of   Palasa   wood,   as   many   out   of   Naruvili   wood   as   ordained   in   the procedure   and   two   made   of   Devadaru   wood,   all   of   which   (were   so   thick   that they)   could   be   circumscribed   only   with   extended   hands   (20-21).
    
ka¢rta:   svI   evWtE   SaÞæOMWyIåOkaE¢vdW:.
SaEBaTI|   tÞy   yåOÞy   ka·nal|k]ta   Bvn¯   ¡22¡

ka¢rta:

carried out

svI

all

ev

indeed

etE

these

SaÞæOMW:

by those wellversed in the scriptures

yåOkaE¢vdW:

by experts in the conduct of sacrifices

SaEBaTI|

for the resplendence

tÞy

that

yåOÞy

of the sacrifice

ka·nal|k]ta:

ornamented with gold

Bvn¯

were

 
All   these   were   done   by   those   well-versed   in   the   procedural   scriptures and   the   know-how   of   the   conduct   of   sacrifices.   All   these   were   decorated with   gold   for   the   purpose   of   enhancing   the   brilliance   of   the   sacrifice   (22).
 
ek¢v|S¢ty¥paÞt   ek¢v|SÏyrÏny:   .
vasaE¢BrEk¢v|S¢ërEkWk|   sml|k]ta:   ¡23¡

ek¢v|S¢ty¥pa:

twenty-one pillars

tE

they

ek¢v|SÏyrÏny:

twenty-one cubits

vasaE¢B:

clothes

ek¢v|S¢ë:

twenty-one

ekWk|

one by one

sml|k]ta:

decorated all around

There   were   twenty-one   sacrificial   pillars   which   were   dressed   up
individually   in   twenty-one   raiments   (23).  
¢vÓyÞta   ¢v¢Dvt¯   svI   ¢S¢Úp¢B:   s¤k]ta   Fa:   .
A¾a½y:   svI   ev   ÜlßNãpsm¢Óvta:   ¡24¡

¢vÓyÞta:

those erected

¢v¢Dvt¯

as per rules

svI

all

¢S¢Úp¢B:

by sculptors

s¤k]ta:

created aesthetically

Fa:

firm

A¾a½y:

with eight corners

svI

all

ev

also

ÜlßNãpsm¢Óvta:

with smooth, silky finish and forms

All   these   were   set   up   by   the   artisans   appropriately,   were   firm,   and were   erected   according   to   scriptural   injunctions,   resting   on   eight
corners   and   having   a   smooth   silken   finish   (24).
 
AaÅCa¢dtaÞtE   vasaE¢B:   p¤ÝpWgIÓDWà   B¥¢xta:   .
sçOxIyaE   d£¢çOmÓtaE   ¢vrajÓtE   yTa   ¢d¢v   ¡25¡

AaÅCa¢dta:

draped

tE

they

vasaE¢B:

with cloth

p¤ÝpW:

with flowers

gÓDW:

with unguents

c

and

B¥¢xta:

decorated

sçOxIy:

the seven sages

d£¢çOmÓt:

scintillating

¢vrajÓtE

shone brightly

yTa

as in

¢d¢v	the celestial regions

They   were   covered   with   clothes,   decorated   with   flowers   and   perfumery and  shone  like  the  seven  sages   in   the  celestial  region   (25).
 
Aaºya|c¢@rE   tæO   S@ad£n¯   ¢vb¤DaEäOman¯   .
§ÜyS¦ÄñadyaE   mÓæOW:   S£XaXrsm¢ÓvtW:   ¡26¡

Aaºya|

the process of beseeching

c¢@rE

performed

tæO	at the sacrifice

S@ad£n¯

Indra and others

¢vb¤DaEäOman¯

the best of gods

§ÜyS¦Äñady:

Rishyasrunga and other priests

mÓæOW:

through incantations

S£XaXr

letters according to the science of phonetics

sm¢ÓvtW:

followed by

The   sages   led   by   Rishyasringa,invoked   at   that   place   the   foremost   among   the celestials   like   Indra   through   secret   formulae   consisting   of   the   play   of letters,   as   laid   down   in   the   science   of   phonetics   (26).

n£¢t¢BmID¤rW:   ¢s"ÂDWmIÓæOaºanWyITahIt:   .
haEtaraE   dѤraBaÝy   h¢vBaIgan¯   ¢dvaWksam¯   ¡27¡

n£¢t¢B:

through rhymes

mD¤rW:

sweetlettered

¢s"ÂDW:

heart-warming

mÓæOaºanW:

entreaties through incantations

yTa	in that manner

AhIt:

as suitable

haEtar:

the priests

dѤ:

offered

AaBaÝy

with prayerful recitations

h¢vBaIgan¯

portions of the oblations

¢dvaWksam¯

for the celestials

 
The   priests   in   charge   of   offering   oblations,   reciting   heart-warming   and
sweet-lettered   secret   formulae   and   offering   suitable   welcome,   offered
oblations   to   the   celestials   (27).
 
i¾kaà   yTaÓyay|   ka¢rtaà   p#maNt:   .
¢cÏyaE{¢g"rb#a'NWÞtæO   kSlW:   S¤ÚbkmI¢N   ¡28¡

i¾ka:

bricks

c

and

yTaÓyay|

as prescribed

ka¢rta:

were laid

c

and

p#maNt:

as per measurements

¢cÏy:

organised

A¢g":

(altar for the) fire

b#a'NW:

by learned men

tæO	in that sacrifice

kSlW:

capable

S¤ÚbkmI¢N

in the sacrificial act

At   that   sacrifice,   the   right   number   of   bricks   and   the   correct   type   of fire-altar   were   also   used   by   those   Brahmins,   who   were   competent   and   knew their   work   (28).
 
s   ¢cÏyaE   raj¢s|hÞy   s¢·t:   kSlWr¢¹jW:   .
gâfaE   âÀmpXaE   vW   ¢æOg¤NaE{¾adSaÏmk:   ¡29¡

s:

that

¢cÏy:

sacrificial altar

raj¢s|hÞy

of that lion among kings

s¢·t:

was done

kSlW:

by able

¢¹jW:

learned men

gâf:	in the shape of the eagle

âÀmpX:

with golden wings

vW

verily

¢æOg¤N:

three times

A¾adSaÏmk:

with eighteen divisions

 
That   sacrificial   altar   of   the   lion   among   kings   was   exquisitely   built
in   the   form   of   a   kite   with   golden   wings,   threefold   (in   size)   and   with eighteen   divisions   by   those   Brahmins   who   were   experts   in   their   work   (29).

¢ny¤³aÞtæO   pSvÞtäOѤ¢êÜy   dWvtm¯   .
urga:   p¢XNàWv   yTaSaÞæO|   p#caE¢dta   ¡30¡

¢ny¤³a:

ordained

tæO	in that sacrifice

pSv:	sacrificial animals

tt¯

that

tt¯

that

u¢êÜy

dedicated to

dWvtm¯

god

urga:

reptiles

p¢XN:

birds

c

and

ev

also

yTaSaÞæO|

as in the manual of rituals

p#caE¢dta:

ordained

As   ordained   in   the   holy   texts,   animals,   reptiles   and   birds   were   tied   to those   pillars,   for   being   sacrificed   so   as   to   please   the   respective celestials   (30).
 
Sa¢mæOE   t¤   hyÞtæO   tTa   jlcraà   yE   .
§¢x¢B:   svImEvWt¢°y¤³|   SaÞæOtÞtTa   ¡31¡

Sa¢mæOE

in the sacrifice

t¤

indeed

hy:

horse

tæO	in the sacrifice

tTa

similarly

jlcra:

marine creatures

c

and

yE

who

§¢x¢B:

by the sages

svI|

all

ev

also

ett¯

this

¢ny¤³|

engaged

SaÞæOt:

as laid down in the shastras

tTa

then

Similarly,   the   horse   and   the   marine   creatures   which   were   to   be   sacrificed were   all   tied   to   the   pillars   by   the   priests,   as   laid   down   in   the scriptures   (31).
 
pS¥na|   ¢æOSt|   tæO   y¥pEx¤   ¢nyt|   tda   .
AárÏnaEäOm|   tæO   raMaE   dSrTÞy   c   ¡32¡

pS¥na|

of the animals

¢æOSt|

three hundreds

tæO	in that sacrifice

y¥pEx¤

on to the pillars

¢nyt|

bound

tda

then

AárÏnaEäOm|

the best among the horses

tæO

there

raM:

king

dSrTÞy

of Dasaratha

c

and

 
To   those   sacrificial   pillars   were   tied   three   hundred   animals   and   the   best among   horses   in   the   stable   of   king   Dasaratha   (32).