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तत्राश्वमेधः सुमहान्महेन्द्रस्य महात्मनः । ववृते पावनार्थं वै ब्रह्महत्यापहो नृप ॥५-१३-१६॥
There, a very great Aśvamedha of the great-souled Mahendra was undertaken for purification; it was said to remove the burden of brahma-hatyā, O king.
english translation
विभज्य ब्रह्महत्यां तु वृक्षेषु च नदीषु च । पर्वतेषु पृथिव्यां च स्त्रीषु चैव युधिष्ठिर॥५-१३-१७॥
Having apportioned the burden of brahma-hatyā among trees and rivers, among mountains and the earth, and also among women, O Yudhiṣṭhira—
english translation
संविभज्य च भूतेषु विसृज्य च सुरेश्वरः । विज्वरः पूतपाप्मा च वासवोऽभवदात्मवान्॥५-१३-१८॥
Having duly apportioned his powers and boons among all beings and then releasing them, the lord of the gods—Vāsava (Indra)—became free from affliction, purified of moral taint, and self-possessed.
english translation
अकम्प्यं नहुषं स्थानाद्दृष्ट्वा च बलसूदनः । तेजोघ्नं सर्वभूतानां वरदानाच्च दुःसहम्॥५-१३-१९॥
Seeing Nahuṣa established in an unshakable station, and perceiving him to be a suppressor of the vitality of all beings and, by virtue of boons granted, difficult to withstand, Balasūdana (Indra) withdrew.
english translation
ततः शचीपतिर्वीरः पुनरेव व्यनश्यत । अदृश्यः सर्वभूतानां कालाकाङ्क्षी चचार ह॥५-१३-२०॥
Thereafter Śacī’s lord, the valiant Indra, vanished once again; invisible to all beings, he moved about, awaiting the proper time.
english translation