Text 25] The Marriage of Sukanyé and Cyavana Muni 75
somena ydjayan viram .
graham somasya cagrahit
asoma-por apy asvinos
cyavanah svena tejasaé
somena—with the soma; yajayan—causing to perform the sacrifice;
viram—the King (Saryati); graham—the full pot; somasya—of the
soma-rasa; ca—also; agrahit—delivered; asoma-poh—who were not
allowed to drink the soma-rasa; api—although; asvinoh—of the Asvini-
kumaras; cyavanah—Cyavana Muni; svena—his own; tejasa—by
prowess.
TRANSLATION
Cyavana Muni, by his own prowess, enabled King Saryati to per-
form the soma-yajiia. The muni offered a full pot of soma-rasa to
the Asvini-kumaras, although they were unfit to drink it.
TEXT 25
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hanturh tam ddade vajram
sadyo manyur amarsitah
savajram stambhayam dasa
bhujam indrasya bhargavah
hantum—to kill; tam—him (Cyavana); ddade—Indra took up;
vajram—his thunderbolt; sadyah—immediately; manyuh—because of
great anger, without consideration; amarsitah—being very much per-
turbed; sa-vajram—with the thunderbolt; stambhaydm dsa—paralyzed;
bhujam—the arm; indrasya—of Indra; bhaérgavah—Cyavana Muni, the
descendant of Bhrgu.
TRANSLATION
King Indra, being perturbed and angry, wanted to kill Cyavana
Muni, and therefore he impetuously took up his thunderbolt. But
