Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.7.21
తత: పురుషమేధేన హరిశ్చన్ద్రో మహాయశా: ।
ముక్తోదరోఽయజద్ దేవాన్ వరుణాదీన్ మహత్కథ: ॥ ౨౧ ॥
tataḥ puruṣa-medhena
[tatah purusha-medhena]
hariścandro mahā-yaśāḥ
[harishchandro mahaa-yashaah]
muktodaro ’yajad devān
[muktodaro ’yajad devaan]
varuṇādīn mahat-kathaḥ
[varunaadeen mahat-kathah]
Word-for-word
tataḥ
—
thereafter
puruṣa-medhena
—
by sacrificing a man in the yajṣa
hariścandraḥ
—
King Hariścandra
mahā-yaśāḥ
—
very famous
mukta-udaraḥ
—
became free from dropsy
ayajat
—
offered sacrifices
devān
—
unto the demigods
varuṇa-ādīn
—
headed by Varuṇa and others
mahat-kathaḥ
—
famous in history with other exalted personalities.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tataḥ puruṣa-medhena
tataḥ
thereafter
puruṣa-medhena
by sacrificing a man in the yajṣa
hariścandro mahā-yaśāḥ
hariścandraḥ
King Hariścandra
mahā-yaśāḥ
very famous
muktodaro ’yajad devān
mukta-udaraḥ
became free from dropsy
ayajat
offered sacrifices
devān
unto the demigods
varuṇādīn mahat-kathaḥ
varuṇa-ādīn
headed by Varuṇa and others
mahat-kathaḥ
famous in history with other exalted personalities.
Thereafter, the famous King Hariścandra, one of the exalted persons in history, performed grand sacrifices by sacrificing a man and pleased all the demigods. In this way his dropsy created by Varuṇa was cured.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Thereafter, the famous King Hariścandra, whose story is famous among great persons, worshiped the devatās headed by Varuṇa by sacrificing a man. In this way his dropsy created by Varuṇa was cured.
Mahat-kathaḥ means his story is famous among the famous persons.
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