Chapter 23
अथाहोशनसं राजन्हरिर्नारायणोऽन्तिके । आसीनमृत्विजां मध्ये सदसि ब्रह्मवादिनाम् ॥ १३ ॥
Transliteration
athāhośanasaṁ rājan harir nārāyaṇo ’ntike āsīnam ṛtvijāṁ madhye sadasi brahma-vādinām
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
atha — thereafter; āha — said; uśanasam — unto Śukrācārya; rājan — O King; hariḥ — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; nārāyaṇaḥ — the Lord; antike — nearby; āsīnam — who was sitting; ṛtvijām madhye — in the group of all the priests; sadasi — in the assembly; brahma-vādinām — of the followers of Vedic principles.
Translation
“Hari, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Nārāyaṇa, thereafter addressed Śukrācārya, who was sitting nearby in the midst of the assembly with the priests [brahma, hotā, udgātā and adhvaryu]. O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, these priests were all brahma-vādīs, followers of the Vedic principles for performing sacrifices.”