अथ त एनमनवद्यलक्षणमवमृश्य भर्तृकर्मनिष्पत्तिं मन्यमाना बद्ध्वा रशनया चण्डिकागृहमुपनिन्युर्मुदा विकसितवदना: ॥ १४ ॥
atha ta enam anavadya-laksanam avamrsya bhartr-karma-nispattim manyamana baddhva rasanaya candika-grham upaninyur muda vikasita-vadanah.
- atha
- thereafter
- te
- they (the servants of the leader of the dacoits)
- enam
- this (Jada Bharata)
- anavadya-laksanam
- as bearing the characteristics of a dull animal because of a fat body like a bull’s and because of being deaf and dumb
- avamrsya
- recognizing
- bhartr-karma-nispattim
- the accomplishment of their master’s work
- manyamanah
- understanding
- baddhva
- binding tightly
- rasanaya
- with ropes
- candika-grham
- to the temple of Goddess Kali
- upaninyuh
- brought
- muda
- with great happiness
- vikasita-vadanah
- with bright faces
The followers and servants of the dacoit chief considered Jada Bharata to possess qualities quite suitable for a man-animal, and they decided that he was a perfect choice for sacrifice. Their faces bright with happiness, they bound him with ropes and brought him to the temple of the goddess Kali.