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King Pṛthu's One Hundred Horse Sacrifices
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atriḥ sandarśayām āsa tvaramāṇam vihāyasā kapāla-khaṭvāṅga-dharam vīro nainam abādhata
atriḥ—the great sage Atri; sandarśayām āsa—caused to see; tvaramāṇam—going very hastily; vihāyasā—in the sky; kapāla-khaṭvāṅga—a staff with a skull at the top; dharam—who carried; vīraḥ—the hero (King Pṛthu's son); na—not; enam—the King of heaven, Indra; abādhata—killed.
TRANSLATION
The great sage Atri again pointed out to the son of King Pṛthu that Indra was fleeing through the sky. The great hero, the son of Pṛthu, chased him again. But when he saw that Indra was carrying in his hand a staff with a skull at the top and was again wearing the dress of a sannyāsī, he still chose not to kill him.
TEXT 21
अत्रिणा चोदितस्तसै सन्दधे विशिखं रुषा ।
सोऽश्वं रूपं च तद्धित्वा तस्यावन्तर्हितः स्वराट्॥२१॥
atriṇā coditas tasmai sandadhe viśikham ruṣā so 'śvam rūpam ca tad dhitvā tasthāv antarhitaḥ sva-rāṭ
atriṇā—by the great sage Atri; coditaḥ—inspired; tasmai—for Lord Indra; sandadhe—fixed up; viśikham—his arrow; ruṣā—out of great anger; saḥ—King Indra; aśvam—horse; rūpam—the dress of a sannyāsī; ca—also; tat—that; hitvā—giving up; tasthau—he remained there; antarhitaḥ—invisible; sva-rāṭ—the independent Indra.
TRANSLATION
When the great sage Atri again gave directions, the son of King Pṛthu became very angry and placed an arrow on his bow. Upon seeing this, King Indra immediately abandoned the false dress of a sannyāsī and, giving up the horse, made himself invisible.
TEXT 22
वीरश्चाश्वमुपादाय
पितृयज्ञमथाव्रजत् ।
तदवधं हरे रूपं
जगृहुज्ञनिदुर्बलाः ॥२२॥