न विदामेह देवानां हेलनं वयमण्वपि । यन्न गृह्णन्ति भागान् स्वान् ये देवा: कर्मसाक्षिण: ॥ २८ ॥
na vidameha devanam helanam vayam anv api yan na grhnanti bhagan svan ye devah karma-saksinah
- na
- not
- vidama
- can find
- iha
- in this connection
- devanam
- of the demigods
- helanam
- insult, neglect
- vayam
- we
- anu
- minute
- api
- even
- yat
- because of which
- na
- not
- grhnanti
- accept
- bhagan
- shares
- svan
- own
- ye
- who
- devah
- the demigods
- karma-saksinah
- witnesses for the sacrifice.
Dear King, we do not find any reason that the demigods should feel insulted or neglected in any way, but still the demigods who are witnesses for the sacrifice do not accept their shares. We do not know why this is so.