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SM thebigthinkg

Yes, I have the same text of Sreemad Vaalmeeki's Raamaayana Baala Kaandam. Your translation seems to me, however, to be flawed. The more accurate translation of verses 33 to 38 appears to be:-

Consecrating (the foremost of the best horses belonging to Emperor Dasaratha) on all sides by sprinkling it with ritually purified water, Queen Kausalya touched it with great joy with three swords.

With intent to acquire religious merit Queen Kausalya then spent one night with the said horse with a perfectly composed mind.

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Taking out the edible parts of the tuber known as "asvagandha", the chief priest (sage Rishyashringa) cooked it according to scriptural ordinance. The Emperor Dasaratha smelt at the ordained time the odour of the steam from the cooked tuber.

All the 16 Braahmana priests together as one cast into the sacrificial fire with due ceremony all the articles deemed worthy of consigning into the sacred fire as part of horse-sacrifice.

S Narayanaswamy Iyer

<blockquote data-quote="S Narayanaswamy Iyer" data-source="post: 410391" data-attributes="member: 64241">SM thebigthinkgYes, I have the same text of Sreemad Vaalmeeki&#039;s Raamaayana Baala Kaandam.&nbsp; Your translation seems to me, however, to be flawed.&nbsp; The more accurate translation of verses 33 to 38 appears to be:-Consecrating (the foremost of the best horses belonging to Emperor Dasaratha) on all sides by sprinkling it with ritually purified water, Queen Kausalya touched it with great joy with three swords.With intent to acquire religious merit Queen Kausalya then spent one night with the said horse with a perfectly composed mind........Taking out the edible parts of the tuber known as &quot;asvagandha&quot;, the chief priest (sage Rishyashringa) cooked it according to scriptural ordinance.&nbsp; The Emperor Dasaratha smelt at the ordained time the odour of the steam from the cooked tuber.All the 16 Braahmana priests together as one cast into the sacrificial fire with due ceremony all the articles deemed worthy of consigning into the sacred fire as part of&nbsp; horse-sacrifice.S Narayanaswamy Iyer</blockquote>

[QUOTE="S Narayanaswamy Iyer, post: 410391, member: 64241"] SM thebigthinkg Yes, I have the same text of Sreemad Vaalmeeki's Raamaayana Baala Kaandam. Your translation seems to me, however, to be flawed. The more accurate translation of verses 33 to 38 appears to be:- Consecrating (the foremost of the best horses belonging to Emperor Dasaratha) on all sides by sprinkling it with ritually purified water, Queen Kausalya touched it with great joy with three swords. With intent to acquire religious merit Queen Kausalya then spent one night with the said horse with a perfectly composed mind. ....... Taking out the edible parts of the tuber known as "asvagandha", the chief priest (sage Rishyashringa) cooked it according to scriptural ordinance. The Emperor Dasaratha smelt at the ordained time the odour of the steam from the cooked tuber. All the 16 Braahmana priests together as one cast into the sacrificial fire with due ceremony all the articles deemed worthy of consigning into the sacred fire as part of horse-sacrifice. S Narayanaswamy Iyer [/QUOTE]

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