ŚB 9.7.13
Devanagari
पशोर्निपतिता दन्ता यजस्वेत्याह सोऽब्रवीत् ।
यदा पशो: पुनर्दन्ता जायन्तेऽथ पशु: शुचि: ॥ १३ ॥
यदा पशो: पुनर्दन्ता जायन्तेऽथ पशु: शुचि: ॥ १३ ॥
Verse text
paśor nipatitā dantā
yajasvety āha so ’bravīt
yadā paśoḥ punar dantā
jāyante ’tha paśuḥ śuciḥ
yajasvety āha so ’bravīt
yadā paśoḥ punar dantā
jāyante ’tha paśuḥ śuciḥ
Synonyms
paśoḥ — of the animal; nipatitāḥ — have fallen out; dantāḥ — the teeth; yajasva — now sacrifice him; iti — thus; āha — said (Varuṇa); saḥ — he, Hariścandra; abravīt — replied; yadā — when; paśoḥ — of the animal; punaḥ — again; dantāḥ — the teeth; jāyante — grow; atha — then; paśuḥ — the animal; śuciḥ — is purified for being sacrificed.
Translation
When the teeth had fallen out, Varuṇa returned and said to Hariścandra, “Now the animal’s teeth have fallen out, and you can perform the sacrifice.” But Hariścandra replied, “When the animal’s teeth grow in again, then he will be pure enough to be sacrificed.”