Devanagari
त एकदा निमे: सत्रमुपजग्मुर्यदृच्छया ।
वितायमानमृषिभिरजनाभे महात्मन: ॥ २४ ॥
Verse text
ta ekadā nimeḥ satram
upajagmur yadṛcchayā
vitāyamānam ṛṣibhir
ajanābhe mahātmanaḥ
Synonyms
te
—
they
;
ekadā
—
once
;
nimeḥ
—
of King Nimi
;
satram
—
the soma sacrifice
;
upajagmuḥ
—
they approached
;
yadṛcchayā
—
as they wished
;
vitāyamānam
—
being carried out
;
ṛṣibhiḥ
—
by sages
;
ajanābhe
—
in Ajanābha (the old name for Bhārata-varṣa)
;
mahā
—
ātmanaḥ — of the great soul .
Translation
Once in Ajanābha [the former name of the earth], they came upon the sacrificial performance of the great soul Mahārāja Nimi, which was being carried out under the direction of elevated sages.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Once in Ajanābha (Bhārata-varṣa), they came upon the sacrificial performance of the great soul Mahārāja Nimi, which was being carried out under the direction of sages.