एतच्छ्रुत्वा रहः सूतो राजानमिदमब्रवीत् | श्रूयतां तत् पुरावृत्तं पुराणे च मया श्रुतम् || १-९-१
etat shrutvaa rahaH suuto raajaanam idam abravIt | shruuyataam tat puraa vR^ittam puraaNe ca mayaa shrutam || 1-9-1
Translation
Sumantra, the charioteer and one of the misters of King Dasharatha, having heard all about the king's desire to perform a Vedic ritual, said this in confidence to king, "oh, king, I will tell an early legend, an early legendary narration that I listened... [1-9-1]
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etat shrutvaa suutaH
having heard all this, charioteer(Sumantra)
raajaanam
to king [Dasharatha]
rahaH idam abraviit
in confidence, in this way, said
shruuyataam tat
I will tell, that
puraavR^ittam
an early legend
puraaNe ca mayaa shrutam
legendary narration, also, listened by me.
Chapter context
Legend of Sage Rishyasringa
18 verses · Verse 1 of 18
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