Text 25] The Marriage of Sukanyā and Cyavana Muni
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somena yājayan vīraṁ grahaṁ somasya cāgrahīt asoma-por apy aśvinoś cyavanaḥ svena tejasā
somena—with the soma; yājayan—causing to perform the sacrifice; vīraṁ—the King (Śaryāti); grahaṁ—the full pot; somasya—of the soma-rasa; ca—also; agrahīt—delivered; asoma-poḥ—who were not allowed to drink the soma-rasa; api—although; aśvinoḥ—of the Aśvini-kumāras; cyavanaḥ—Cyavana Muni; svena—his own; tejasā—by prowess.
TRANSLATION
Cyavana Muni, by his own prowess, enabled King Śaryāti to perform the soma-yajña. The muni offered a full pot of soma-rasa to the Aśvini-kumāras, although they were unfit to drink it.
TEXT 25
हन्तुं तमाददे वज्रं सद्योमन्युरमर्षितः । सवज्रं स्तम्भयामास भुजमिन्द्रस्य भार्गवः ॥२५॥
hantum tam ādade vajraṁ sadyo manyur amarṣitaḥ savajraṁ stambhayām āsa bhujam indrasya bhārgavaḥ
hantum—to kill; tam—him (Cyavana); ādade—Indra took up; vajraṁ—his thunderbolt; sadyaḥ—immediately; manyuḥ—because of great anger, without consideration; amarṣitaḥ—being very much perturbed; sa-vajraṁ—with the thunderbolt; stambhayām āsa—paralyzed; bhujam—the arm; indrasya—of Indra; bhārgavaḥ—Cyavana Muni, the descendant of Bhṛgu.
TRANSLATION
King Indra, being perturbed and angry, wanted to kill Cyavana Muni, and therefore he impetuously took up his thunderbolt. But