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The Descendants of King Māndhātā
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iti —thus;  saḥ —he, Varuṇa;  abravīt —said;  yadā —when;  paśuḥ —an animal;  nirdaśaḥ —has passed ten days;  syāt —should become;  atha —then;  medhyaḥ —suitable for offering in sacrifice;  bhavet —becomes;  iti —thus (Hariścandra said).
TRANSLATION
Thereafter, when the child was born, Varuṇa approached Hariścandra and said, “Now you have a son. With this son you can offer me a sacrifice.” In answer to this, Hariścandra said, “After ten days have passed since an animal’s birth, the animal becomes fit to be sacrificed.”
TEXT 11
निर्दशेच स आगत्य यजस्वेत्याह सोऽब्रवीत् ।
दन्ताः पशोर्यज्जायेरन्त्रथ मेष्यो भवेदिति ॥११॥
nirdaśe ca sa āgatya yajasvety āha so 'bravīt dantāḥ paśor yaj jāyerann atha medhyo bhaved iti
nirdaśe —after ten days;  ca —also;  saḥ —he, Varuṇa;  āgatya —coming there;  yajasva —now sacrifice;  iti —thus;  āha —said;  saḥ —he, Hariścandra;  abravīt —replied;  dantāḥ —the teeth;  paśoḥ —of the animal;  yat —when;  jāyeran —have appeared;  atha —then;  medhyaḥ —fit for being sacrificed;  bhavet —will become;  iti —thus.
TRANSLATION
After ten days, Varuṇa came again and said to Hariścandra, “Now you can perform the sacrifice.” Hariścandra replied, “When an animal grows teeth, then it becomes pure enough to be sacrificed.”
TEXT 12
दन्ता जाता यजस्वेति स प्रत्याहाथ सोऽब्रवीत् ।
यदा पतन्त्यस्य दन्ता अथ मेष्यो भवेदिति ॥१२॥