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SB 4.13.26

Devanāgarī

तमूचुर्विस्मितास्तत्र यजमानमथर्त्विज: । हवींषि हूयमानानि न ते गृह्णन्ति देवता: ॥ २६ ॥

Text

tam ūcur vismitās tatra yajamānam athartvijaḥ havīṁṣi hūyamānāni na te gṛhṇanti devatāḥ

Synonyms

tam—unto King Aṅga;ūcuḥ—said;vismitāḥ—in wonder;tatra—there;yajamānam—to the institutor of the sacrifice;atha—then;ṛtvijaḥ—the priests;havīṁṣi—offerings of clarified butter;hūyamānāni—being offered;na—not;te—they;gṛhṇanti—accept;devatāḥ—the demigods.

Translation

The priests engaged in the sacrifice then informed King Aṅga: O King, we are properly offering the clarified butter in the sacrifice, but despite all our efforts the demigods do not accept it.

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