Ramayana

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अथ संवत्सरे पूर्णे तस्मिन् प्राप्ते तुरंगमे | सरय्वाश्चोत्तरे तीरे राज्ञो यज्ञोऽभ्यवर्तत || १-१४-१

sanskrit

Then after completion of one year and on regaining the ritual horse, the Emperor Dasharatha commenced his Vedic Ritual on the northern banks of River Sarayu. [1-14-1]

english translation

atha saMvatsare pUrNe tasmin prApte turaMgame | sarayvAzcottare tIre rAjJo yajJo'bhyavartata || 1-14-1

hk transliteration

ऋष्यशृङ्गं पुरस्कृत्य कर्म चक्रुर्द्विजर्षभाः | अश्वमेधे महायज्ञे राज्ञोऽस्य सुमहात्मनः || १-१४-२

sanskrit

Keeping Rishyasringa at the helm of affairs those eminent Brahmans commenced, ashva-medha , the Horse-ritual of that noble-souled Dasharatha. [1-14-2]

english translation

RSyazRGgaM puraskRtya karma cakrurdvijarSabhAH | azvamedhe mahAyajJe rAjJo'sya sumahAtmanaH || 1-14-2

hk transliteration

कर्म कुर्वन्ति विधिवद्याजका वेदपारगाः | यथाविधि यथान्यायं परिक्रामन्ति शास्त्रतः || १-१४-३

sanskrit

Those well-versed conductors of Vedic rituals called ritviks , have started to perform works relating to ritual as per canon and rules, and conducted them scripturally and customarily. [1-14-3]

english translation

karma kurvanti vidhivadyAjakA vedapAragAH | yathAvidhi yathAnyAyaM parikrAmanti zAstrataH || 1-14-3

hk transliteration

प्रवर्ग्यं शास्त्रतः कृत्वा तथैवोपसदं द्विजाः | चक्रुश्च विधिवत्सर्वमधिकं कर्म शास्त्रतः || १-१४-४

sanskrit

On performing pravargya ritual as per scriptures, like that upasada ritual too, those Brahmans have customarily performed all of those other rituals incidental to the main one scripturally. [1-14-4]

english translation

pravargyaM zAstrataH kRtvA tathaivopasadaM dvijAH | cakruzca vidhivatsarvamadhikaM karma zAstrataH || 1-14-4

hk transliteration

अभिपूज्य तदा हृष्टाः सर्वे चक्रुर्यथाविधि | प्रातःसवनपूर्वाणि कर्माणि मुनिपुंगवाः || १-१४-५

sanskrit

Thereafter the eminent ascetics, rejoicing in their hearts performed the worship (of celestial beings) and conducted the prescribed rituals starting with morning ablutions (morning savana ritual) etc.

english translation

abhipUjya tadA hRSTAH sarve cakruryathAvidhi | prAtaHsavanapUrvANi karmANi munipuMgavAH || 1-14-5

hk transliteration