Verse 8·VR 1.40.8

परिक्रांता मही सर्वा सत्त्ववन्तश्च सूदिताः | देवदानवरक्षांसि पिशाचोरगपन्नगाः || १-४०-८ न च पश्यामहेऽश्वं तमश्वहर्तारमेव च | किं करिष्याम भद्रं ते बुद्धिरत्र विचार्यताम् || १-४०-९

teShaam tat vacanam shrutvaa putraaNaam raaja sattamaH | samanyuH abraviit vaakyam sagaro raghunaMdana || 1-40-10

Translation

'Entire earth is trekked and mighty beings like gods, demons, monsters, evil-spirits, fiends, serpents, naga-s are also eliminated, but we have not seen the ritual-horse or its stealer. What we have to do next. Let a thought be given in this matter. Let safeness betide you.' So said those princes to their father Sagara. [1-40-8, 9]

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, 9. sarvaa mahii parikraantaa

entire, earth is, over, \t\t\trun - trekked

sattvavantaH ca

mighty ones, also

devadaanavarakSaamsi pishaacoragapannagaaH

gods, demons, monsters, \t\t\tevil-spirits, fiends, serpents, naga-s

suuditaaH

are eliminated

ashvam

horse

ashvahartaaram eva ca

horse stealer, \t\t\tlike that, also

na pashyaamahe ca

not, we have seen, even

kim kariSyaama

what is, to be done by us

te bhadram

let safe betide you

atra buddhiH vicaaryataam

in that \t\t\tmatter, sagacity, be pondered on - give a thought to it.

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Sage Kapila burns the sons of Sagara

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