Jarītā–Śārṅgā-saṃvāda: Ākhu-haraṇa and the Approach of Agni (आखुहरणं अग्न्यागमनश्च)
एतावदुक्त्वा वचन॑ विरराम स पार्थिव: । यदा न शेकू राजानं याजनार्थ परंतप,इतना कहकर राजा चुप हो गये। परंतप जनमेजय! जब वे ऋत्विज राजाका यज्ञ करानेके लिये उद्यत न हो सके, तब वे रुष्ट होकर उन नृपश्रेष्ठसे बोले--“भूपालशिरोमणे! आपके यज्ञकर्म तो निरन्तर चलते रहते हैं
Having said only this, the king fell silent. But when the officiating priests could no longer set themselves to perform the sacrifice for the monarch, they grew angry and spoke to that best of kings.
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