ततस्ते देवयजनं ब्राह्मणा: स्वर्णलाङ्गलै: । कृष्ट्वा तत्र यथाम्नायं दीक्षयां चक्रिरे नृपम् ॥ १२ ॥
tatas te deva-yajanaṁ brāhmaṇāḥ svarṇa-lāṅgalaiḥ kṛṣṭvā tatra yathāmnāyaṁ dīkṣayāṁ cakrire nṛpam
- tataḥ
- then
- te
- they
- deva-yajanam
- the place for worshiping the demigods
- brāhmaṇāḥ
- the brāhmaṇas
- svarṇa
- gold
- lāṅgalaiḥ
- with plows
- kṛṣṭvā
- furrowing
- tatra
- there
- yathā-āmnāyam
- according to the standard authorities
- dīkṣayām cakrire
- they initiated
- nṛpam
- the King
The brāhmaṇa priests then plowed the sacrificial ground with golden plowshares and initiated King Yudhiṣṭhira for the sacrifice in accordance with the traditions set down by standard authorities.