Canto 1 - Boyhood
Bāla-kāṇḍa
Chapter 12: Preparation for the Aśvamedha Sacrifice
Text 1.12.16
शक्यः कर्तुमयं यज्ञः सर्वेणापि महीक्षिता।
नापराधो भवेत्कष्टो यद्यस्मिन्क्रतुसत्तमे॥
śakyaḥ kartum ayaṁ yajñaḥ sarveṇāpi mahī-kṣitā
nāparādho bhavet kaṣṭo yady asmin kratu-sattame
śakyaḥ kartum = would successfully execute; ayam = this; yajñaḥ = sacrifice; sarveṇa api = every; mahī-kṣitā = king; na = no; aparādhaḥ = offenses; bhavet = there would be; kaṣṭaḥ = or calamity; yadi = if; asmin = this; kratu-sattame = in performing this best of sacrifices.