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अवतीर्य रथात्तूर्णं कृत्वा शौचं यथाविधि । रथमोचनमादिश्य संध्यामुपविवेश ह॥५-८२-२१॥
Swiftly descending from the chariot, he performed purification according to rule; then, having ordered the chariot to be unyoked, he sat for the twilight observance (saṃdhyā).
english translation
दारुकोऽपि हयान्मुक्त्वा परिचर्य च शास्त्रतः । मुमोच सर्वं वर्माणि मुक्त्वा चैनानवासृजत्॥५-८२-२२॥
Dāruka too, having unharnessed the horses and tended them according to the prescribed procedure, removed all their harness and protective gear, and then released them.
english translation
अभ्यतीत्य तु तत्सर्वमुवाच मधुसूदनः । युधिष्ठिरस्य कार्यार्थमिह वत्स्यामहे क्षपाम्॥५-८२-२३॥
Having attended to all of that, Madhusūdana said: “For the sake of Yudhiṣṭhira’s purpose, we shall stay here for the night.”
english translation
तस्य तन्मतमाज्ञाय चक्रुरावसथं नराः । क्षणेन चान्नपानानि गुणवन्ति समार्जयन्॥५-८२-२४॥
Understanding his intention, the men prepared lodging; and in a short time they arranged food and drink of good quality.
english translation
तस्मिन्ग्रामे प्रधानास्तु य आसन्ब्राह्मणा नृप । आर्याः कुलीना ह्रीमन्तो ब्राह्मीं वृत्तिमनुष्ठिताः॥५-८२-२५॥
O king, in that village the leading men were brāhmaṇas—cultured, of reputable lineage, modest in conduct, and practicing the brāhmaṇical mode of life.
english translation