मैत्रेय उवाच अङ्गोऽश्वमेधं राजर्षिराजहार महाक्रतुम् । नाजग्मुर्देवतास्तस्मिन्नाहूता ब्रह्मवादिभि: ॥ २५ ॥
maitreya uvaca ango ’svamedham rajarsir ajahara maha-kratum najagmur devatas tasminn ahuta brahma-vadibhih
- maitreyah uvaca
- Maitreya answered
- angah
- King Anga
- asvamedham
- asvamedha sacrifice
- raja-rsih
- the saintly king
- ajahara
- executed
- maha-kratum
- great sacrifice
- na
- not
- ajagmuh
- came
- devatah
- the demigods
- tasmin
- in that sacrifice
- ahutah
- being invited
- brahma-vadibhih
- by the brahmanas expert in executing sacrifices.
Sri Maitreya replied: My dear Vidura, once the great King Anga arranged to perform the great sacrifice known as asvamedha. All the expert brahmanas present knew how to invite the demigods, but in spite of their efforts, no demigods participated or appeared in that sacrifice.