Canto 1 - Boyhood
Bāla-kāṇḍa
Chapter 61: Śunaḥśepa Sold
Text 1.61.6
तस्य वै यजमानस्य पशुमिन्द्रो जहार ह।
प्रनष्टे तु पशौ विप्रो राजानमिदमब्रवीत्॥
tasya vai yajamānasya paśum indro jahāra ha
pranaṣṭe tu paśau vipro rājānam idam abravīt
tasya vai yajamānasya = while he was performing his sacrifice; paśum = the sacrificial animal; indraḥ = Indra; jahāra ha = stole away; pranaṣṭe tu paśau = when the sacrificial animal was lost; vipraḥ = the priest; rājānam idam abravīt = told the king the following.
While he was performing his sacrifice, Indra stole away the sacrificial animal. When the sacrificial animal was lost, the priest told the king the following.