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1. yajñam vidhātum icchan yajamānas prathamam vedavida ṛtvija: vṛṇītām

sacrifice to-establish, ( he )wishing-sacrificing

first Veda-knowing-priests let-he-choose

( acc. pl )

2. yajñeṣu paśūn svalaṃkṛteṣu yūpeṣu rajjubhi badhnanti

in-sacrifices animals on-well-adorned-sacrificial-posts by-cords they-bind

3. devānām kopāgnim śāntim netum tān stutibhi: nalarājas aprīṇāt

God’s - anger-fire calm to-lead them with-stuti Nala delighted

4. prasannā vayam, varam vṛṇīṣva iti

well-disposed we, boon let-you-choose

tai: uktas rājā dhārmikatvam avṛṇita

by-them said ‘ the-king righteousness chose ‘

5. somam dṛaṣadbhyām sutvāadhvaryavas tam punantu

Soma with-2stones having-pressed, that priests let-clean

6. mandaraparvatam manthānam śeṣanāgam ca netram kṛtvā

Mandara-moutain stiring-stick and demon-snake cord having-done

devadāmavās amṛtārtham kṣīra-udadhim amthnan

Gods-and-demons immortality-purpose milk-ocean shook

7. yathā sūrye udaye bhāti

as in-sun-rise gleam

tathā pāpāni apahatya gaṅgā-jalāplutās narās vibhānti

thus sins having-removed, Ganges-water-drenched people gleam

8. lubdham arthena gṛhlīyāt kruddham añjali karmaṇā

the-greedy by-money he-should-seize the-angry añjali by-doing-deed