Verse 8·VR 1.12.8

मम लालप्यमानस्य पुत्रार्थं नास्ति वै सुखम् || १-१२-८ तदर्थं हयमेधेन यक्ष्यामीति मतिर्मम | तदहं यष्टुमिच्छामि शास्त्रदृष्टेन कर्मणा || १-१२-९ ऋषिपुत्रप्रभावेण कामान्प्राप्स्यामि चाप्यहम् |

saMbhaaraaH saMbhriyamtaam te turagaH ca vimucyataam |saravyaaH cha uttare tiire yaj~na bhuumiH vidhiiyataam || 1-12-12sarvathaa praapyase putraam chaturo amita vikramaan |yasya te dharmikii buddhiH iyam putraartham aagataa || 1-12-13

Translation

"My mind is tumultuous without quietude for I have no sons... hence I am thinking of performing the Vedic Horse Ritual for progeny... I wish to perform the ritual as enshrined in the scriptures and by strict observances... I wish to get my desires fulfilled through the divine influence of the Sage's son, Rishyasringa... [1-12-8, 9, 10a]

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, 9, 10a mama

to my

laalapyamaanasya

tumultuous mind

putraartham

for sons

na asti

not there

vai

verily

sukham

quietude

tat

hence

aham

I am

hayamedhena

by Horse Ritual

yakShyaami

would like to worship

iti

thus

matiH mama

thinking, of mine

tadartham

therefore

shaastradR^iSTena

scriptures point of view

karmaNaa

by strict observance

yaShTum

to perform ritual

icChaami

I wish to

R^iShiputraprabhaaveNa

divine influence of Sage's son - through Rishyasringa's

kaamam

my desire

praapsyaami cha api

even I get.

Chapter context

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Dasharatha readies to perform Ashvamedha ritual

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