त एनमृषयो राजन् वृता धर्मेण धार्मिकम् । तस्मिन्नयाजयन् क्षेत्रे मखैरुत्तमकल्पकै: ॥ ४३ ॥
ta enam ṛṣayo rājan vṛtā dharmeṇa dhārmikam tasminn ayājayan kṣetre makhair uttama-kalpakaiḥ
- te
- they
- enam
- him
- ṛṣayaḥ
- the sages
- rājan
- O King (Parīkṣit)
- vṛtāḥ
- chosen
- dharmeṇa
- according to religious principles
- dhārmikam
- who was religious
- tasmin
- in that
- ayājayan
- they engaged in executing sacrifices
- kṣetre
- holy field (of Kurukṣetra)
- makhaiḥ
- with fire rituals
- uttama
- superexcellent
- kalpakaiḥ
- whose arrangements
Thus requested by him, O King, the sages engaged the pious Vasudeva in performing fire sacrifices at that holy place of Kurukṣetra according to strict religious principles and with most excellent ritual arrangements.