Dalbhya Baka Sacrifices Dhritarashtra's Kingdom

Verse 1 (9.42.1)

ब्रह्मयोनिभिराकीर्णं जगाम यदुनन्दनः । यत्र दाल्भ्यो बको राजन्पश्वर्थं सुमहातपाः । जुहाव धृतराष्ट्रस्य राष्ट्रं कोपसमन्वितः ॥

brahmayonibhirākīrṇaṃ jagāma yadunandanaḥ | yatra dālbhyo bako rājanpaśvarthaṃ sumahātapāḥ | juhāva dhṛtarāṣṭrasya rāṣṭraṃ kopasamanvitaḥ

The delight of the Yadus went to the place thronged with those of Brahmin birth, where Baka Dalbhya, O king, a man of great austerity, in anger made an offering of Dhritarashtra's kingdom for the sake of cattle.

Note on the text: Corrected यद्वुनन्दनः → यदुनन्दनः (misprint in Wikisource; stray व, CE yadunandanaḥ) and पश्वर्थ → पश्वर्थं (misprint in Wikisource; dropped anusvara, CE paśvarthaṃ). Line 3 कोपसमन्वितः for CE vaicitravīryiṇaḥ (recension variant, kept); the CE's star lines 9.40.1c*0247 are not in Wikisource.

Verse 2 (9.42.2)

तपसा घोररूपेण कर्शयन्देहमात्मनः । क्रोधेन महताऽऽविष्टो धर्मात्मा वै प्रतापवान् ॥

tapasā ghorarūpeṇa karśayandehamātmanaḥ | krodhena mahatā''viṣṭo dharmātmā vai pratāpavān

Wasting his own body with dreadful austerities, and filled with great anger, that righteous and mighty man did this.

Verse 3 (9.42.3)

पुरा हि नैमिशीयानां सत्रे द्वादशवार्षिके । वृत्ते विश्वजितोऽन्ते वै पाञ्चालानृषयोऽगमन् ॥

purā hi naimiśīyānāṃ satre dvādaśavārṣike | vṛtte viśvajito'nte vai pāñcālānṛṣayo'gaman

Long ago, at the twelve-year sacrifice of the Naimisha sages, when the Vishvajit rite was over, the sages went to the Panchalas.

Verse 4 (9.42.4)

तत्रेश्वरमयाचन्त दक्षिणार्थं मनस्विनः । तत्र ते लेभिरे राजन्पाञ्चालेभ्यो महर्षयः । बलान्वितान्वत्सतरान्निर्व्याधीन्सप्तविंशतिम् ॥

tatreśvaramayācanta dakṣiṇārthaṃ manasvinaḥ | tatra te lebhire rājanpāñcālebhyo maharṣayaḥ | balānvitānvatsatarānnirvyādhīnsaptaviṃśatim

There the wise men asked the lord for a fee. There, O king, the great sages received from the Panchalas twenty-seven strong, healthy young bulls.

Note on the text: Removed the stray backtick and quote marks around line 2. Not matched by the automatic alignment: this is CE 9.40.4, with line 2 being the CE star line 9.40.4b*0248_01 (tatra te lebhire rājan pāñcālebhyo maharṣayaḥ). Line 1 मनस्विनः for CE manīṣiṇaḥ and line 3 सप्तविंशतिम् for CE ekaviṃśatim are recension variants, kept.

Verse 5 (9.42.5)

तानब्रवीद्बको दाल्भ्यो विभजध्वं पशूनिति । पशूनेतानहं त्यक्त्वा भिक्षिष्ये राजसत्तमम् ॥

tānabravīdbako dālbhyo vibhajadhvaṃ paśūniti | paśūnetānahaṃ tyaktvā bhikṣiṣye rājasattamam

Dalbhya Baka said to them: "Divide these animals among yourselves. I will give up these animals and beg from the best of kings."

Note on the text: Corrected बलो → बको (misprint in Wikisource; the sage is Baka, CE bako; the page's own other lines name him बको दाल्भ्यः).

Verse 6 (9.42.6)

एवमुक्त्वा वको राजन्नृषीन्सर्वान्प्रतापवान् । जगाम धृतराष्ट्रस्य भवनं ब्राह्मणोत्तमः ॥

evamuktvā vako rājannṛṣīnsarvānpratāpavān | jagāma dhṛtarāṣṭrasya bhavanaṃ brāhmaṇottamaḥ

Having spoken thus to all the sages, O king, that mighty best of brahmins went to Dhritarashtra's palace.

Note on the text: Corrected सर्वांन् → सर्वान् (misprint in Wikisource; stray anusvara, CE sarvān). The input row also carried a stray "0" and the following line (7b) of the next verse; those are moved to verse 7.

Verse 7 (9.42.7)

स समीपगतो भूत्वा धृतराष्ट्रं जनेश्वरम् । अयाचत पशून्दाल्भ्यः स चैनं रुषितोऽब्रवीत् ॥

sa samīpagato bhūtvā dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ janeśvaram | ayācata paśūndālbhyaḥ sa cainaṃ ruṣito'bravīt

Coming near Dhritarashtra, lord of men, Dalbhya begged him for animals, and the king, enraged, said to him:

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page: the page prints line 7a (स समीपगतो भूत्वा धृतराष्ट्रं जनेश्वरम्) in the verse-number column (9-42-7a), after a stray "0" in the text, so the input row 6 merged 7b into verse 6 and lost 7a. Line 7a restored (matches CE 9.40.7a); line 7b is as printed.

Verse 8 (9.42.8)

यदृच्छया मृता दृष्ट्वा गास्तदा नृपसत्तमः । एतान्पशून्नय क्षिप्रं ब्रह्मबन्धो यदीच्छसि ॥

yadṛcchayā mṛtā dṛṣṭvā gāstadā nṛpasattamaḥ | etānpaśūnnaya kṣipraṃ brahmabandho yadīcchasi

Seeing the cows that had died of themselves, the best of kings then said: "Take these animals quickly, you brahmin in name only, if you want them."

Note on the text: Line 1 reads नृपसत्तमः (nominative, "the best of kings") where the CE has the vocative nṛpasattama; kept as printed, since the nominative gives a good sense with 7b.

Verse 9 (9.42.9)

ऋषिस्त्वथ बकः क्रुद्धश्चिन्तयामास धर्मवित् । अहो वत नृशंसं वै वाक्यमुक्तोऽस्मि संसदि ॥

ṛṣistvatha bakaḥ kruddhaścintayāmāsa dharmavit | aho vata nṛśaṃsaṃ vai vākyamukto'smi saṃsadi

Hearing the words, the sage Baka, who knew dharma, grew angry and thought: "Ah, what a cruel word I have been told in the assembly!"

Verse 10 (9.42.10)

चिन्तयित्वा मुहूर्तेन रोषाविष्टो द्विजोत्तमः । मतिं चक्रे विनाशाय धृतराष्ट्रस्य भूपतेः ॥

cintayitvā muhūrtena roṣāviṣṭo dvijottamaḥ | matiṃ cakre vināśāya dhṛtarāṣṭrasya bhūpateḥ

Having thought for a moment, that best of the twice-born, seized by rage, resolved on the ruin of King Dhritarashtra.

Verse 11 (9.42.11)

स तूत्कृत्य मृतानां वै मांसानि मुनिसत्तमः । जुहाव धृतराष्ट्रस्य राष्ट्रं नरपतेः पुरा ॥

sa tūtkṛtya mṛtānāṃ vai māṃsāni munisattamaḥ | juhāva dhṛtarāṣṭrasya rāṣṭraṃ narapateḥ purā

Then that best of sages cut flesh from the dead animals and offered the kingdom of King Dhritarashtra as an oblation.

Verse 12 (9.42.12)

अवकीर्णे सरस्वत्यास्तीर्थे प्रज्वाल्य पावकम् । बको दाल्भ्यो महाराज नियमं परमं स्थितः ॥

avakīrṇe sarasvatyāstīrthe prajvālya pāvakam | bako dālbhyo mahārāja niyamaṃ paramaṃ sthitaḥ

At the Avakirna tirtha of the Sarasvati, having kindled the fire, Baka Dalbhya, O great king, firm in a supreme vow,

Note on the text: Corrected अवाकर्णे → अवकीर्णे (misprint in Wikisource; CE avakīrṇe, the tirtha Avakirna). Restored the word lost as "xxxx": बको (CE bako dālbhyo). Line 2 नियमं परमं स्थितः for CE niyamaṃ param āsthitaḥ is a variant, kept. This couplet is lines 12a and 12c of the three-line CE verse 9.40.12; the next verse is its third line.

Verse 13 (9.42.13)

स तैरेव जुहावाग्नौ राष्ट्रं मांसैर्महातपाः ॥

sa taireva juhāvāgnau rāṣṭraṃ māṃsairmahātapāḥ

With those very pieces of flesh, that man of great austerity offered the kingdom into the fire.

Note on the text: Corrected महातपः → महातपाः (misprint in Wikisource; the masculine nominative of महातपस् needs the long ā, CE mahātapāḥ). The page prints this single line as a verse of its own (9-42-13a); it is line 12e, the third line, of the CE verse 9.40.12 (CE has juhāvāsya for जुहावाग्नौ, a variant, kept).

Verse 14 (9.42.14)

तस्मिंस्तु विधिवत्सत्रे सम्प्रवृत्ते सुदारुणे । अक्षीयत ततो राष्ट्रं धृतराष्ट्रस्य पार्थिव ॥

tasmiṃstu vidhivatsatre sampravṛtte sudāruṇe | akṣīyata tato rāṣṭraṃ dhṛtarāṣṭrasya pārthiva

As that terrible sacrifice went on in due form, the kingdom of Dhritarashtra began to waste away, O king.

Verse 15 (9.42.15)

छिद्यमानं यथानन्तं वनं परशुना विभो । बभूवापहतं तच्चाप्यवकीर्णमचेतनम् ॥

chidyamānaṃ yathānantaṃ vanaṃ paraśunā vibho | babhūvāpahataṃ taccāpyavakīrṇamacetanam

Like an endless forest being cut down with an axe, O lord, it became ravaged, shattered and senseless.

Note on the text: Restored from the critical edition (9.40.14): Wikisource prints this couplet damaged (छिxxxमानं xxxxxx … / xxxxxxxxxxxx व्यवकीर्थमचेतनम्); the whole verse is written out from the CE (chidyamānaṃ yathānantaṃ vanaṃ paraśunā vibho / babhūvāpahataṃ tac cāpy avakīrṇam acetanam).

Verse 16 (9.42.16)

दृष्ट्वा तथाऽवकीर्णं तु राष्ट्रं च मनुजाधिपः । बभूव दुर्मना राजा चिन्तयामास च प्रभुः ॥

dṛṣṭvā tathā'vakīrṇaṃ tu rāṣṭraṃ ca manujādhipaḥ | babhūva durmanā rājā cintayāmāsa ca prabhuḥ

Seeing his kingdom thus ruined, the ruler of men grew despondent, and the king, the lord, began to think.

Verse 17 (9.42.17)

मोक्षार्थमकरोद्यत्नं ब्राह्मणैः सहितः पुरा । न च श्रेयोऽध्यगच्छत्तु क्षीयते राष्ट्रमेव च ॥

mokṣārthamakarodyatnaṃ brāhmaṇaiḥ sahitaḥ purā | na ca śreyo'dhyagacchattu kṣīyate rāṣṭrameva ca

Earlier, together with brahmins, he had made an effort to free it, but he found no good, and the kingdom went on wasting away.

Note on the text: Restored from the critical edition (9.40.16): Wikisource prints this couplet damaged (xxxxxxxxxरद्यत्रं … / xxxxxगच्छत्तु क्षीयते राष्ट्रमेव च). Line 1 is CE 9.40.16a (mokṣārtham akarod yatnaṃ brāhmaṇaiḥ sahitaḥ purā); line 2 is the CE star line 9.40.16b*0251_01 (na ca śreyo 'dhyagacchat tu kṣīyate rāṣṭram eva ca).

Verse 18 (9.42.18)

यदा स पार्थिवः खिन्नस्ते च विप्रास्तदाऽनघ ॥

yadā sa pārthivaḥ khinnaste ca viprāstadā'nagha

When the king had grown weary, and those brahmins also, O blameless one,

Note on the text: The page prints this single line as a verse of its own (9-42-18a); it is a variant of CE line 9.40.16c (athāsau pārthivaḥ khinnas te ca viprās tadā nṛpa), kept as printed. The sentence continues in the next verse.

Verse 19 (9.42.19)

यदा चापि न शक्नोति राष्ट्रं मोक्षयितुं नृपः । अथ विप्रादिकांस्तत्र पप्रच्छ जनमेजय ॥

yadā cāpi na śaknoti rāṣṭraṃ mokṣayituṃ nṛpaḥ | atha viprādikāṃstatra papraccha janamejaya

and when the king could not free the kingdom, then, O Janamejaya, he questioned the brahmins and the other learned men there.

Verse 20 (9.42.20)

ततो विप्रादिकाः प्राहुः पशुविप्रकृतस्त्वया । मांसैरभिजुहोतीदं तव राष्ट्रं मुनिर्बकः ॥

tato viprādikāḥ prāhuḥ paśuviprakṛtastvayā | māṃsairabhijuhotīdaṃ tava rāṣṭraṃ munirbakaḥ

Then the brahmins and the rest said: "You wronged a brahmin over some animals; for that reason the sage Baka is offering your kingdom with flesh."

Verse 21 (9.42.21)

तेन ते हूयमानस्य राष्ट्रस्यास्य क्षयो महान् । तस्यैतत्तपसः कर्म येन तेऽद्य लयो महान् ॥

tena te hūyamānasya rāṣṭrasyāsya kṣayo mahān | tasyaitattapasaḥ karma yena te'dya layo mahān

"Because of his offering, this kingdom of yours is suffering great destruction. This is the work of his austerity, by which this great ruin has come upon you today."

Note on the text: Speaker given to the brahmin counsellors (the page prints no heading; the whole verse is their direct speech, which begins in the previous verse). Lines 1-2 are CE 9.40.19a and 19c (line 2 ends तेऽद्य लयो महान् for CE te hy anayo mahān, a variant, kept).

Verse 22 (9.42.22)

यदीच्छसि महाबाहो शान्तिं राष्ट्रस्य भूमिप । अपां कुञ्जे सरस्वत्यास्तं प्रसादय पार्थिव ॥

yadīcchasi mahābāho śāntiṃ rāṣṭrasya bhūmipa | apāṃ kuñje sarasvatyāstaṃ prasādaya pārthiva

"If you want peace for your kingdom, O mighty-armed lord of the earth, then appease him in the pool of the Sarasvati's waters, O king."

Note on the text: Removed the stray backtick and quote mark around line 1. Speaker as in the previous verse (direct speech of the brahmin counsellors). Line 1 is the CE star line 9.40.19d*0252_01 and line 2 is CE 9.40.19e (apāṃ kuñje sarasvatyās taṃ prasādaya pārthiva).

Verse 23 (9.42.23)

सरस्वतीं ततो गत्वा स राजा बकमब्रवीत् । निपत्य शिरसा भूमौ प्राञ्जलिर्भरतर्षभ ॥

sarasvatīṃ tato gatvā sa rājā bakamabravīt | nipatya śirasā bhūmau prāñjalirbharatarṣabha

Then the king went to the Sarasvati and, bowing with his head to the ground, palms joined, O best of the Bharatas, said to Baka:

Verse 24 (9.42.24)

प्रसादये त्वां भगवन्नपराधं क्षमस्व मे । मम दीनस्य लुब्धस्य मौर्ख्येण हतचेतसः । त्वं गतिस्त्वं च मे नाथः प्रसादं कर्तुमर्हसि ॥

prasādaye tvāṃ bhagavannaparādhaṃ kṣamasva me | mama dīnasya lubdhasya maurkhyeṇa hatacetasaḥ | tvaṃ gatistvaṃ ca me nāthaḥ prasādaṃ kartumarhasi

"I seek to appease you, Lord; forgive my offence. I am wretched and greedy, my mind ruined by folly. You are my refuge and you are my master; you ought to show me your favour."

Note on the text: Speaker given to Dhritarashtra: the whole verse is his direct speech, printed without a heading (the page's heading is Vaishampayana).

Verse 25 (9.42.25)

तं तथा विलपन्तं तु शोकोपहतचेतसम् । दृष्ट्वा तस्य कृपा जज्ञे राष्ट्रं तस्य व्यमोचयत् ॥

taṃ tathā vilapantaṃ tu śokopahatacetasam | dṛṣṭvā tasya kṛpā jajñe rāṣṭraṃ tasya vyamocayat

Seeing him lament so, his mind struck down by grief, pity arose in the sage, and he released the kingdom.

Verse 26 (9.42.26)

ऋषिः प्रसन्नस्तस्याभूत्संरम्भं च विहाय सः । मोक्षार्थं तस्य राज्यस्य जुहाव पुनराहुतिम् ॥

ṛṣiḥ prasannastasyābhūtsaṃrambhaṃ ca vihāya saḥ | mokṣārthaṃ tasya rājyasya juhāva punarāhutim

The sage became pleased with him and, putting aside his fury, made another offering in order to free that kingdom.

Verse 27 (9.42.27)

मोक्षयित्वा ततो राष्ट्रं प्रतिगृह्य पशून्बहून् । हृष्टात्मा नैमिशारण्यं जगाम पुनरेव सः ॥

mokṣayitvā tato rāṣṭraṃ pratigṛhya paśūnbahūn | hṛṣṭātmā naimiśāraṇyaṃ jagāma punareva saḥ

Having freed the kingdom and accepted many animals, he went back to the Naimisha forest, glad at heart.

Note on the text: Corrected ततो र्ष्ट्रं → ततो राष्ट्रं (misprint in Wikisource; dropped आ, CE ततो राष्ट्रं).

Verse 28 (9.42.28)

धृतराष्ट्रोऽपि धर्मात्मा स्वस्थचेता महामनाः । स्वमेव नगरं राजन्प्रतिपेदे महर्द्धिमत् ॥

dhṛtarāṣṭro'pi dharmātmā svasthacetā mahāmanāḥ | svameva nagaraṃ rājanpratipede maharddhimat

And Dhritarashtra, righteous, composed and great-minded, returned to his own city, now of great prosperity, O king.

Verse 29 (9.42.29)

तत्र तीर्थे महाराज बृहस्पतिरुदारधीः । असुराणामभावाय भवाय च दिवौकसाम् ॥

tatra tīrthe mahārāja bṛhaspatirudāradhīḥ | asurāṇāmabhāvāya bhavāya ca divaukasām

At that tirtha, O great king, Brihaspati of generous mind, for the destruction of the asuras and the prosperity of the gods,

Verse 30 (9.42.30)

मांसैरभिजुहावेष्टिमक्षीयन्त ततोऽसुराः । दैवतैरपि सम्भग्ना जितकाशिभिराहवे ॥

māṃsairabhijuhāveṣṭimakṣīyanta tato'surāḥ | daivatairapi sambhagnā jitakāśibhirāhave

made a sacrifice even with flesh, and the asuras were destroyed, shattered in battle by the gods, who had won the victory.

Verse 31 (9.42.31)

तत्रापि विधिवद्दत्त्वा ब्राह्मणेभ्यो महायशाः । वाजिनः कुञ्जरांश्चैव रथांश्चाश्वतरीयुतान् ॥

tatrāpi vidhivaddattvā brāhmaṇebhyo mahāyaśāḥ | vājinaḥ kuñjarāṃścaiva rathāṃścāśvatarīyutān

There too that man of great renown duly gave to the brahmins horses and elephants and chariots yoked with mules,

Note on the text: Corrected रथांश्चश्वतरीयुतान् → रथांश्चाश्वतरीयुतान् (misprint in Wikisource; dropped आ, CE rathāṃś cāśvatarīyutān).

Verse 32 (9.42.32)

रत्नानि च महार्हाणि धनं धान्यं च पुष्कलम् । ययौ तीर्थं महाबाहुर्यायातं पृथिवीपते ॥

ratnāni ca mahārhāṇi dhanaṃ dhānyaṃ ca puṣkalam | yayau tīrthaṃ mahābāhuryāyātaṃ pṛthivīpate

costly jewels, and wealth and grain in plenty; and the mighty-armed one went to the tirtha of Yayati, O lord of the earth.

Verse 33 (9.42.33)

तत्र यज्ञे ययातेश्च महाराज सरस्वती । सर्पिः पयश्च सुस्राव नाहुषस्य महात्मनः ॥

tatra yajñe yayāteśca mahārāja sarasvatī | sarpiḥ payaśca susrāva nāhuṣasya mahātmanaḥ

At the sacrifice of Yayati, the great-souled son of Nahusha, O great king, the Sarasvati flowed with ghee and milk.

Verse 34 (9.42.34)

तत्रेष्ट्वा पुरुषव्याघ्रो ययातिः पृथिवीपतिः । आक्रामदूर्ध्वं मुदितो लेभे लोकांश्च पुष्कलान् ॥

tatreṣṭvā puruṣavyāghro yayātiḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ | ākrāmadūrdhvaṃ mudito lebhe lokāṃśca puṣkalān

There King Yayati, the tiger among men, having sacrificed, rose upward in joy and won abundant worlds.

Note on the text: Corrected पुदितो → मुदितो (misprint in Wikisource; प for म, CE mudito).

Verse 35 (9.42.35)

पुनस्तत्र च राज्ञस्तु ययातेर्यजतः प्रभोः । औदार्यं परमं कृत्वा भक्तिं चात्मनि शाश्वतीम् । ददौ कामान्ब्राह्मणेभ्यो यान्यान्यो मनसेच्छति ॥

punastatra ca rājñastu yayāteryajataḥ prabhoḥ | audāryaṃ paramaṃ kṛtvā bhaktiṃ cātmani śāśvatīm | dadau kāmānbrāhmaṇebhyo yānyānyo manasecchati

And there again, as the lord Yayati sacrificed, showing supreme generosity and abiding devotion in himself, he gave the brahmins whatever each of them wished in his mind.

Note on the text: Corrected वान्यान्यो → यान्यान्यो (misprint in Wikisource; व for य, CE yān yān yo manasecchati). Not matched by the automatic alignment: these three lines are the CE star lines 9.40.31d*0253_01-03, printed after CE 9.40.31 (so cited there). Wikisource's verses 35-37 (this verse and the next two) stand in place of CE verses 9.40.32 and 9.40.33 (yayāter yajamānasya … / yatra yatra hi yo vipro …), which this page does not print.

Verse 36 (9.42.36)

यो यत्र स्थित एवेह आहूतो यज्ञसंस्तरे । तस्यतस्य सरिच्छ्रेष्ठा गृहादि शयनादिकम् । षड्रसं भोजनं चैव दानं नानाविधं तथा ॥

yo yatra sthita eveha āhūto yajñasaṃstare | tasyatasya saricchreṣṭhā gṛhādi śayanādikam | ṣaḍrasaṃ bhojanaṃ caiva dānaṃ nānāvidhaṃ tathā

Wherever anyone stood, summoned to the sacrificial arrangements, to each of them the best of rivers gave houses, beds and the like, food of the six flavours, and gifts of many kinds.

Note on the text: Not matched by the automatic alignment: lines 1-2 are the CE star lines 9.40.31d*0253_04-05; line 3 (षड्रसं भोजनं चैव दानं नानाविधं तथा) is a variant of star line 9.40.31d*0253_06 (yatra saṃbhojanaṃ caiva dānaṃ nānāvidhaṃ bahu), kept.

Verse 37 (9.42.37)

ते मन्यमाना राज्ञस्तु सम्प्रदानमनुत्तमम् । राजानं तुष्टुवुः प्रीता दत्त्वा चैवाशिषः शुभाः ॥

te manyamānā rājñastu sampradānamanuttamam | rājānaṃ tuṣṭuvuḥ prītā dattvā caivāśiṣaḥ śubhāḥ

Thinking this the highest gift of the king, they, pleased, praised the king and gave him auspicious blessings.

Note on the text: Not matched by the automatic alignment: these are the CE star lines 9.40.31d*0253_07-08 (te manyamānā rājñas tu saṃpradānam anuttamam / rājānaṃ tuṣṭuvuḥ prītā dattvā caivāśiṣaḥ śubhāḥ).

Verse 38 (9.42.38)

तत्र देवाः सगन्धर्वाः प्रीता यज्ञस्य सम्पदा । विस्मिता मानुषाश्चासन्दृष्ट्वा तां यज्ञसम्पदम् ॥

tatra devāḥ sagandharvāḥ prītā yajñasya sampadā | vismitā mānuṣāścāsandṛṣṭvā tāṃ yajñasampadam

There the gods and gandharvas were delighted at the splendour of the sacrifice, and men were amazed to see that wealth of sacrifice.

Verse 39 (9.42.39)

ततस्तालकेतुर्महाधर्मकेतुर् । महात्मा कृतात्मा महादाननित्यः । वसिष्ठापवाहं महाभीमवेगं । धृतात्मा जितात्मा समभ्याजगाम ॥

tatastālaketurmahādharmaketur | mahātmā kṛtātmā mahādānanityaḥ | vasiṣṭhāpavāhaṃ mahābhīmavegaṃ | dhṛtātmā jitātmā samabhyājagāma

Then Talaketu, the great banner of dharma, great-souled, self-perfected, ever given to great gifts, steadfast and master of himself, came to Vasishthapavaha, of terrible swiftness.

Note on the text: Repaired the line break inside the compound: Wikisource prints the first line as ...महाधर्मकेतु-- and the second as र्महात्मा (the final र् fell to the next line); moved it back to the end of line 1 (महाधर्मकेतुर्) and removed the stray hyphens. महाधर्मकेतु is a recension variant (CE mahādharmasetur), kept.