सूत्येऽहन्यवनीपालो याजकान् सदसस्पतीन् । अपूजयन् महाभागान् यथावत् सुसमाहित: ॥ १७ ॥
sūtye ’hany avanī-pālo yājakān sadasas-patīn apūjayan mahā-bhāgān yathā-vat su-samāhitaḥ
- sūtye
- of extracting the soma juice
- ahani
- on the day
- avanī-pālaḥ
- the King
- yājakān
- the sacrificers
- sadasaḥ
- of the assembly
- patīn
- the leaders
- apūjayat
- worshiped
- mahā-bhāgān
- greatly exalted
- yathāvat
- correctly
- su-samāhitaḥ
- with careful attention
On the day of extracting the soma juice, King Yudhiṣṭhira properly and very attentively worshiped the priests and the most exalted personalities of the assembly.