ततस्तेषां तु यो ज्येष्ठो मांसादः प्रत्युवाच तम् । कृतांजलिपुटो भूत्वा विनयावनतः स्थितः
tatasteṣāṃ tu yo jyeṣṭho māṃsādaḥ pratyuvāca tam | kṛtāṃjalipuṭo bhūtvā vinayāvanataḥ sthitaḥ
随后,他们中年长者——食肉者——合掌恭敬,谦卑俯身而立,答复于他。
Eldest of the three pretas (māṃsādaḥ)
Scene: The eldest preta, though terrifying, folds his hands in añjali and bows before the king, signaling a respectful dialogue about to unfold.
Even fearsome beings may acknowledge rightful authority and humility; karmic suffering can produce reverence and openness to dharmic remedy.
Not mentioned in this verse; it introduces the speaking preta who will likely connect their plight to tīrtha-based expiation.
None explicitly; the posture of añjali signals supplication and the start of instructive discourse.
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