SB 9.7.12 · Srimad Bhagavatam

Devanagari

दन्ता जाता यजस्वेति स प्रत्याहाथ सोऽब्रवीत् ।

यदा पतन्त्यस्य दन्ता अथ मेध्यो भवेदिति ॥ १२ ॥

Verse text

dantā jātā yajasveti

sa pratyāhātha so ’bravīt

yadā patanty asya dantā

atha medhyo bhaved iti

Synonyms

dantāḥ — the teeth ; jātāḥ — have grown ; yajasva — now sacrifice ; iti — thus ; saḥ — he, Varuṇa ; pratyāha — said ; atha — thereupon ; saḥ — he, Hariścandra ; abravīt — replied ; yadā — when ; patanti — fall out ; asya — his ; dantāḥ — teeth ; atha — then ; medhyaḥ — fit for sacrifice ; bhavet — will become ; iti — thus.

Translation

When the teeth grew, Varuṇa came and said to Hariścandra, “Now the animal has grown teeth, and you can perform the sacrifice.” Hariścandra replied, “When all its teeth have fallen out, then it will be fit for sacrifice.”

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

When the teeth grew, Varuṇa came and said to Hariścandra, "Now the animal has grown teeth. Perform the sacrifice." Hariścandra replied, "When all its teeth have fallen out, then it will be fit for sacrifice."