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[Indra steals King Ambarisha 's sacrificial horse -- sage Richika's middle son offers himself for sacrifice.]

विश्वामित्रो महात्माथ प्रस्थितान् प्रेक्ष्य तानृषीन्।

अब्रवीन्नरशार्दूलस्सर्वांस्तान्वनवासिन:।।1.61.1।।

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नरशार्दूल O Tiger (great) among men, अथ thereafter, महात्मा magnanimous, विश्वामित्र: Visvamitra, प्रस्थितान् those who had set on their journey, वनवासिन: inhabitants of the forest, तान् सर्वान् all those, ऋषीन् sages, प्रेक्ष्य seeing, अब्रवीत् spoke.

O Tiger among men (Rama) thereafter great Viswamitra seeing the departing sages of the forest said: