ततः प्रसाद्य शिरसा तं विप्रं देववर्णिनम् | यज्ञाय वरयामास संतानार्थं कुलस्य च || १-१२-२
tataH praNaMya shirasaa tam vipram deva varNinam |yaj~naaya varayaamaasa saMtaana artham kulasya ca || 1-12-2tatha iti ca sa raajaanam uvaaca vasudha adhipam |
Translation
Then bowing his head before that Brahmana sage Rishyasringa whose is glow is like that of a deity, King Dasharatha verily beseeched that sage to conduct Vedic ritual on his behalf as he wished to beget progeny to maintaining his family line. [1-12-2]
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Word by word
tataH
then
devavarNinam
like deity in glow
tam vipram
at that Brahmana - Rishyasringa
shirasaa
[by suppliantly bowing his] head
prasaadya
having convinced
kulasya santaanaartham
to beget progeny for dynasty
yaj~naaya
to conduct ritual
varayaamaasa
[the king] beseeched.
Chapter context
Dasharatha readies to perform Ashvamedha ritual
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