Chapter 16
यो वै हरिश्चन्द्रमखे विक्रीत: पुरुष: पशु: । स्तुत्वा देवान् प्रजेशादीन् मुमुचे पाशबन्धनात् ॥ ३१ ॥
Transliteration
yo vai hariścandra-makhe vikrītaḥ puruṣaḥ paśuḥ stutvā devān prajeśādīn mumuce pāśa-bandhanāt
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
yaḥ — he who (Śunaḥśepha); vai — indeed; hariścandra-makhe — in the sacrifice performed by King Hariścandra; vikrītaḥ — was sold; puruṣaḥ — man; paśuḥ — sacrificial animal; stutvā — offering prayers; devān — to the demigods; prajā-īśa-ādīn — headed by Lord Brahmā; mumuce — was released; pāśa-bandhanāt — from being bound with ropes like an animal.
Translation
“Śunaḥśepha’s father sold Śunaḥśepha to be sacrificed as a man-animal in the yajña of King Hariścandra. When Śunaḥśepha was brought into the sacrificial arena, he prayed to the demigods for release and was released by their mercy.”