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The Dynasty of Mahārāja Nimi
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तं निर्वर्त्यागमिथामि तावन्मां प्रतिपालय । तूष्णीमासीद् गृहपतिः सोऽपीन्द्रस्याकरोन्मखम्॥२॥
tam nirvartyāgamiṣyāmi tāvan mām pratipālaya tūṣṇīm āsīd gṛha-patiḥ so 'pīndrasyākaron makham
tam —that sacrifice;  nirvartya —after finishing;  āgamiṣyāmi —I shall come back;  tāvat —until that time;  mām —me (Vasiṣṭha);  pratipālaya —wait for;  tūṣṇīm —silent;  āsīt —remained;  gṛha-patiḥ —Mahārāja Nimi;  saḥ —he, Vasiṣṭha;  api —also;  indrasya —of Lord Indra;  akarot —executed;  makham —the sacrifice.
TRANSLATION
“I shall return here after finishing the yajña for Indra. Kindly wait for me until then.” Mahārāja Nimi remained silent, and Vasiṣṭha began to perform the sacrifice for Lord Indra.
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निमिश्चलमिदं विद्वान् सत्रमारभतात्मवान् । ऋत्विभिरपरैस्तात्रषागमद् यावता गुरुः ॥३॥
nimiś calam idam vidvān satram ārabhatātmavān ṛtvigbhir aparais tāvan nāgamad yāvatā guruḥ
nimiḥ —Mahārāja Nimi;  calam —flickering, subject to end at any moment;  idam —this (life);  vidvān —being completely aware of this fact;  satram —the sacrifice;  ārabhata —inaugurated;  ātmavān —self-realized person;  ṛtvigbhiḥ —by priests;  aparaiḥ —other than Vasiṣṭha;  tāvat —for the time being;  na —not;  āgamat —returned;  yāvatā —so long;  guruḥ —his spiritual master (Vasiṣṭha).