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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 9, Ch. 7]
dantā jātā yajasveti sa pratyāhātha so 'bravīt yadā patanty asya dantā atha medhyo bhaved iti
dantāḥ—the teeth; jātāḥ—have grown; yajasva—now sacrifice; iti—thus; saḥ—he, Varuṇa; pratyāha—said; atha—thereupon; saḥ—he, Hariścandra; abravīt—replied; yadā—when; patanti—fall out; asya—his; dantāḥ—teeth; atha—then; medhyaḥ—fit for sacrifice; bhavet—will become; iti—thus.
TRANSLATION
When the teeth grew, Varuṇa came and said to Hariścandra, “Now the animal has grown teeth, and you can perform the sacrifice.” Hariścandra replied, “When all its teeth have fallen out, then it will be fit for sacrifice.”
TEXT 13
पशोर्निपतिता दन्ता यजस्वेत्याह सोऽब्रवीत् । यदा पशोः पुनर्दन्ता जायन्तेऽथ पशुः शुचिः ॥१३॥
paśor nipatitā dantā yajasvety āha so 'bravīt yadā paśoḥ punar dantā jāyante 'tha paśuḥ śuciḥ
paśoḥ—of the animal; nipatitāḥ—have fallen out; dantāḥ—the teeth; yajasva—now sacrifice him; iti—thus; āha—said (Varuṇa); saḥ—he, Hariścandra; abravīt—replied; yadā—when; paśoḥ—of the animal; punaḥ—again; dantāḥ—the teeth; jāyante—grow; atha—then; paśuḥ—the animal; śuciḥ—is purified for being sacrificed.
TRANSLATION
When the teeth had fallen out, Varuṇa returned and said to Hariścandra, “Now the animal’s teeth have fallen out, and you can perform the sacrifice.” But Hariścandra replied, “When the