½aEt¤¢mÅCa¢m   Bd#|   tE   ¢vÞtrEN   kTa¢mmam¯     .
p¥vIkaE   mE   kT|   b#'n¯   yM|     vW   sm¤pahrt¯   ¡ 2¡

½aEt¤|

to hear

iÅCa¢m

desirous of

Bd#|	may you be pleased

tE

to you

¢vÞtrEN

in detail

kTa|

story

imam¯

this

p¥vIk:

ancestors

mE

mine

kT|

how

b#'n¯

O! Lord!

yM|

sacrifice

vW

indeed

sm¤pahrt¯

performed

 
`May   you   be   pleased   to   recite,   O!   Realised   one!   as to how did
my   ancestor   perform   the   sacrifice.   I   desire   to hear   about   this   episode   in   detail'   (2)
 
tÞy   t¹cn|   ½¤Ïva   kaWt¥hlsm¢Óvtm¯     .
¢váa¢mæOÞt¤   kakt¯ÞTm¤vac   p#hs¢°v      ¡
½¥yta|   ¢vÞtraE   ram   sgrÞy   mhaÏmn:   ¡ 3¡

tÞy

his

tt¯

those

vcn|

words

½¤Ïva

upon hearing

kaWt¥hlsm¢Óvtm¯

brimming with curiosity

¢váa¢mæO:

Viswamitra

t¤	on his part

kakt¯ÞT|

to the Kakutstha

uvac

narrated

p#hsn¯

smiling

iv	as it were

½¥yta|

may you listen

¢vÞtr:

in detail

ram

O! Rama!

sgrÞy

of Sagara

mhaÏmn:

the highsouled

 
Hearing   those   words   of   his,   full   of   curiosity,   Viswamitra spoke
to   that   scion   of   Kakutstha   clan,   with   a   smile: `O!   Rama!
Listen   to   the   history   of   that   high-souled Sagara   (3).
 
SÄðráS¤raE   nam   ¢hmvanclaEäOm:     .
iÓd#däOvr:   ½£man¢d#rajaE{¢BxE¢ct:    ¡
¢vÓÒypvItmasaï   ¢nr£XEtE   prÞprm¯   ¡ 4¡

SÄðráS¤r:

the fatherin-law of Lord Sankara

nam

named

¢hmvan¯

Himavan

AclaEäOm:

the best among mountains

iÓd#däOvr:

bestowed with boons by Indra

½£man¯

the illustrious

A¢d#raj:

the king among mountains

A¢BxE¢ct:

was coronated

¢vÓÒypvIt|

the Vindhya mountains

Aasaï

having reached

¢nr£XEtE

facing

prÞprm¯

one another

 
Recipient   of   the   boon   bestowed   by   Indra,   regarded   as   the king   among   mountains,   the   illustrious   one   known   as   Himalayas, the   father-in-law   of   Lord   Sankara   and   the   best   among mountain
ranges   stands   face-to-face   with   the   Vindhya mountain   range (4).
 
tyaEmIÒyE   p#v¦äOaE{B¥ïM:   s   p¤âxaEäOm         .
s   ¢h   dESaE   nrÛyaG#   p#SÞtaE   yMkmI¢N   ¡ 5¡ 

tyaE:

the two

mÒyE	in the middle

p#v¦äO:

performed

AB¥t¯

was

yM:

sacrifice

s:

that

p¤âxaEäOm

O! Best among men!

s:

that

¢h

indeed

dES:

place

nrÛyaG#

O! Tiger among men!

p#SÞt:

famed

yMkmI¢N

in the performance of sacrifices

O!   Best   among   men!   This   sacrifice   was   performed   in   between
these   two   (mountain   ranges).   O!   Tiger   among   men!   This   is
because,   that   place   is   ideally   suited   for   the   performance
of   sacrifices   (5).  
tÞyaácyaI|   kakt¯ÞT   FDÓva   mharT:   .
A|S¤mankraEäOat   sgrÞy   mtE   ¢ÞTt:      ¡ 6¡

tÞy

that

AácyaI|

protecting the horse (of the sacrifice)

kakt¯ÞT

O! Kakutstha!

FDÓva

one with an excellent bow

mharT:

the great warrior

A|S¤man¯

Ansuman

AkraEt¯

did

tat	O! Dear one!

sgrÞy

of Sagara

mtE	instructions

¢ÞTt:

complying

O!   Dear   one!   Scion   of   the   Kakutstha   dynasty!   Amsuman,
an   adept   in   archery   and   a   great   warrior   (Maharatha),   in
obedience   to   the   instructions   of   that   Sagara,   performed   the
duty   of   following   the   sacrificial   horse   (which   was   let   loose
to   wander   around   as   a   part   of   the   sacrificial   procedure)   (6).  
tÞy   pvI¢N   t|   yM|   yjmanÞy   vasv:   .
raXs£|   tn¤maÞTay   yaM£yaámpahrt¯         ¡ 7¡

tÞy

his

pvI¢N

at the nearing of the conclusion

t|

that

yM|

sacrifice

yjmanÞy

of the performer

vasv:

Indra

raXs£|

the demoniac

tn¤|	the body of

AaÞTay

assuming

yaM£ya|

related to the sacrifice

Aá|

the horse

Apahrt¯

stole away

That   horse   which   was   so   let   loose   by that master (king Sagara)
who   was   engaged   in   that   (horse)   sacrifice,   was   stealthily   led
away   by   Indra,   assuming   the   form   of   a   demon,   on
a  `Parva'   day   (7).
 
¢»ymaNE   t¤rÄñE   t¤   t¢Þmn¯   yåOE   mhaÏmn:   .
upaÒyaygNa:   svI   yjmanmTab#¤vn¯           ¡ 8¡

¢»ymaNE

when being stolen

t¤rÄñE

the horse

t¤

indeed

t¢Þmn¯

in that

yåOE

sacrifice

mhaÏmn:

of the highsouled (king)

upaÒyaygNa:

the groups of priests)

svI

all

yjman|

the performer

AT

then

Ab#¤vn¯

addressed as follows

 
When   the   horse   was   thus   taken   away   stealthily   at the time of
the   performance   of   the   sacrifice   by   that   high-souled   one,   all
the   priests   got   together   and   advised   the   master, i.e. the king   (8).

Ay|   pvI¢N   vEgEn   yaM£yaáaE{pn£ytE     .
htaIr|   j¢h   kakt¯ÞT   hyàWvaEpn£ytam¯   ¡ 9¡

Ay|

this

pvI¢N

at the crucial time

vEgEn

forcibly

yaM£yaá:

the horse concerned in this sacrifice

Apn£ytE

is being taken away

htaIr|

thief

j¢h

conquer

kakt¯ÞT

O! Kakutstha!

hy:

the horse

c

and

ev

also

upn£ytam¯

be brought back

 
`O!   Scion   of   the   Kakutstha   clan!   (Sagara)   This   sacrificial horse
has   been   wantonly   thieved   on   this   Parva   day. May   you subdue
the   thief   and   also   retrieve   the   sacrificial horse   (9).  
yåO¢ÅCd#|   BvÏyEtÏsvIxam¢Svay   n:         .
täOTa   ¢@yta|   rajÓyTa{¢ÅCd#:   @t¤BIvEt¯   ¡ 10¡

yåO¢ÅCd#|

impediment to the sacrifice

Bv¢t	has occured

ett¯

this

svIxa|

for all

A¢Svay

illboding

n:

for us

tt¯

that

tTa	in that manner

¢@yta|

may you act

rajn¯

O! King!

yTa	in what manner

A¢ÅCd#:

free from impediment

@t¤:	the sacrifice

BvEt¯

may become

 
If   this   sacrifice   suffers   any   deficiency,   it   would   bring
about   adverse   effect   on   all   of   us.   Therefore,   may   you,
O!   King! act   in   that   manner   which   will   obviate   any
deficiency   in this   sacrifice'   (10).