ॐ जनको ह वैदेहो बहुदक्षिणेन यज्ञेनेजे ।तत्र ह कुरुपञ्चालानां ब्राह्मणा अभिसमेता बभूवुस्तस्य ह जनकस्य वैदेहस्य विजिज्ञासा बभूव कः स्विदेषां ब्राह्मणानामनूचानतम इति ।स ह गवाँ सहस्रमवरुरोध दशदश पादा एकैकस्याः शृङ्गयोराबद्धा बभूवुः
oṃ janako ha vaideho bahudakṣiṇena yajñeneje | tatra ha kurupañcālānāṃ brāhmaṇā abhisametā babhūvustasya ha janakasya vaidehasya vijijñāsā babhūva kaḥ svideṣāṃ brāhmaṇānāmanūcānatama iti | sa ha gavām̐ sahasramavarurodha daśadaśa pādā ekaikasyāḥ śṛṅgayorābaddhā babhūvuḥ
अर्थMeaning
Ganaka Vaideha (the king of the Videhas) sacrificed with a sacrifice at which many presents were offered to the priests of (the Asvamedha). Brâhmanas of the Kurus and the Pâñkâlas had come thither, and Ganaka Vaideha wished to know, which of those Brâhmanas was the best read. So he enclosed a thousand cows, and ten pâdas (of gold) were fastened to each pair of horns.
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
व्याख्याVyakhya
विदेह के राजा जनक ने बहुत दक्षिणा वाला यज्ञ किया। उसमें कुरु और पंचाल देशों के ब्राह्मण एकत्र हुए थे। विदेहराज जनक के मन में यह जानने की इच्छा हुई कि इन ब्राह्मणों में सबसे अधिक विद्वान् (अनूचानतम) कौन है। उसने एक सहस्र गौएँ घेर लीं; उनमें से प्रत्येक के सींगों में दस-दस पाद (सुवर्ण) बँधे हुए थे।
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