Text 22] King Prthu’s One Hundred Horse Sacrifices 745

atrih sandarsayam asa
tvaramanam vihayasa

kapdala-khatvanga-dharam
viro nainam abadhata

atrih—the great sage Atri; sandarsayam dsa—caused to see; tvaramanam—
going very hastily; vihayasa—in the sky; kapala-khatvanga—a staff with a
skull at the top; dharam—who carried; virah~the hero (King Prthu’s son);
na—not; enam—the King of heaven, Indra; abadhata—killed.

TRANSLATION

The great sage Atri again pointed out to the son of King Prthu that Indra
was fleeing through the sky. The great hero, the son of Prthu, 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 sannyasi, he still chose
not to kill him.

TEXT 21

afro sear TAY Are ST |
MSH StF Aa TENTAHeT: STIR 2

atrind coditas tasmai
sandadhe visikham rusa
so ’§vam riipam ca tad dhitva
tasthav antarhitah sva-rat
atrind—by the great sage Atri; coditah—inspired; tasmai—for Lord Indra;
sandadhe—fixed up; visikham—his arrow; rusd—out of great anger; sah—
King Indra; asvam—horse; ripam—the dress of a sannyasi; ca—also; tat—
that; hitud—giving up; tasthau—he remained there; antarhitah—invisible;
sva-ra{—the independent Indra.

TRANSLATION

When the great sage Atri again gave directions, the son of King Prthu be-
came very angry and placed an arrow on his bow. Upon seeing this, King
Indra immediately abandoned the false dress of a sannyasi and, giving up
the horse, made himself invisible.

TEXT 22

dreamer = faqaerarang |
qead et SE TIRMAGAST: NR
