Text 12] The Descendants of King Mandhata 225
iti—thus; sah—he, Varuna; abravit—said; yada—when; pasuh—an
animal; nirdasah—has passed ten days; syat—should become; atha—
then; medhyah—suitable for offering in sacrifice; bhavet—becomes;
iti—thus (Harigcandra said).
TRANSLATION
Thereafter, when the child was born, Varuna approached
Hariscandra and said, ‘‘Now you have a son. With this son you can
offer me a sacrifice.” In answer to this, Hariscandra said, ‘‘After
ten days have passed since an animal’s birth, the animal becomes fit
to be sacrificed.”
TEXT 11
Freda a ATT TTSTE SISA |
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eM TAMIA Hea wath 112 2A
nirdaSse ca sa dgatya
yajasvety aha so ’bravit
dantah pasor yaj jayerann
atha medhyo bhaved iti
nirdase—after ten days; ca—also; sah—he, Varuna; a@gatya—coming
there; yajasua—now sacrifice; iti—thus; dGha—said; sah—he,
Hariscandra; abravit—replied; dantah—the teeth; pasoh—of the
animal; yat—when; jéyeran—have appeared; atha—then; medhyah—
fit for being sacrificed; bhavet—will become; iti—thus.
TRANSLATION
After ten days, Varuna came again and said to Hariscandra,
**Now you can perform the sacrifice.”’ Hariscandra replied, ‘When
an animal grows teeth, then it becomes pure enough to be
sacrificed.”
TEXT 12
TA AAT THA A AAT ASAT |
TET TAS TM TH TA AAaAT 1122
