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.
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aifiron Aare aay Are wT |
MS StF AGA TSA Aas: ATEN
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.
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Teragnet = = faqaararasg |
qqrd et wt ragatagden: Hea
