प्राप्ते यूपोच्छ्रये तस्मिन् षड्बैल्वाः खादिरास्तथा | तावन्तो बिल्वसहिताः पर्णिनश्च तथापरे || १-१४-२२ श्लेष्मातकमयो दिष्टो देवदारुमयस्तथा | द्वावेव तत्र विहितौ बाहुव्यस्तपरिग्रहौ || १-१४-२३
na aShaDa~Nga vit atra aasiit na avrato na abahushrutaH | sadasyaH tasya vai raaj~no na avaada kushalaa dvijaaH || 1-14-21
Translation
When the time came to stake wooden ritual posts, six posts of bilwa wood, six posts of khadira wood, and further the same number of posts of parnina wood are staked. One post of sleshmaataka wood and two of devadaaru wood as stipulated are staked. Then the distance between each post is maintained at the length of extended arms. [1-14-22,23]
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,23. tasmin
in ritual
yuupocChraye praapte sati
when neared staking time of wooden ritual posts
SaDbailwaaH
six Bilwa wood stakes [Egle Marmelos]
tathaa
like that
bilwasahitaaH
nearer to Bilwa posts
taavantaH
same number of
khaadiraaH
posts of Khadira wood [Mimosa catech]
parNinaH cha apare
posts of Parnina wood [Butea frondosa,] also, further
[eka] SleshmaatakamayaH [Gorida myxa]
[one,] post of Sleshmaataka wood
devadaarumayaH
posts of Devadaaru wood [Uvaria longifolia,] [two posts, generally these posts are staked]
tatra
there
dwau eva baahuvyastaparigrahou
two, thus, at the length of extended arms
vihitou diSTaH
as stipulated, are staked.
Chapter context
Ashvamedha commenced as preamble to Putrakameshti ritual
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