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Chapter 1.33 - Verse 9

Sanskrit Text

यथा यज्ञो भवेद्यथा वापि पराभवेत् जनमेजयस्य सर्पाणां विनाशकरणाय हि

English Translation

As did the celestials, in the days of yore, to regain the lost Agni who had concealed himself within a cave, cave, so that the sacrifice of Janamejaya for the destruction of the snakes may not take place and so that we may not meet with our destruction.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

यथा | स | यज्ञो | न | भवेद् | यथा | वा + अपि | पराभवेत्
जनमेजयस्य | सर्पाणां | विनाश + करण | हि