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SB 9.4.23

Devanāgarī

यस्य क्रतुषु गीर्वाणै: सदस्या ऋत्विजो जना: । तुल्यरूपाश्चानिमिषा व्यद‍ृश्यन्त सुवासस: ॥ २३ ॥

Text

yasya kratuṣu gīrvāṇaiḥ sadasyā ṛtvijo janāḥ tulya-rūpāś cānimiṣā vyadṛśyanta suvāsasaḥ

Synonyms

yasya—of whom (Mahārāja Ambarīṣa);kratuṣu—in sacrifices (performed by him);gīrvāṇaiḥ—with the demigods;sadasyāḥ—members for executing the sacrifice;ṛtvijaḥ—the priests;janāḥ—and other expert men;tulya-rūpāḥ—appearing exactly like;ca—and;animiṣāḥ—with unblinking eyes like those of the demigods;vyadṛśyanta—being seen;su-vāsasaḥ—well dressed with valuable garments.

Translation

In the sacrifice arranged by Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, the members of the assembly and the priests [especially hotā, udgātā, brahmā and adhvaryu] were gorgeously dressed, and they all looked exactly like demigods. They eagerly saw to the proper performance of the yajña.

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