Canto 1 - Boyhood
Bāla-kāṇḍa
Chapter 62: Śunaḥśepa Saved
Text 1.62.22
राजसिंह महासत्त्व शीघ्रं गच्छावहे सदः।
निर्वर्तयस्व राजेन्द्र दीक्षां च समुपाविश॥
rāja-siṁha mahā-sattva śīghraṁ gacchāvahe sadaḥ
nirvartayasva rājendra dīkṣāṁ ca samupāviśa
rāja-siṁha = O lion of a king; mahā-sattva = endowed with great endurance; śīghram = quickly; gacchāvahe = let us go; sadaḥ = to the sacrificial arena; nirvartayasva = perform the sacrifice; rājendra = O emperor; dīkṣām ca samupāviśa = initiate the procedures.
O lion of a king endowed with great endurance, let us quickly go to the sacrificial arena. O emperor, perform the sacrifice. Initiate the procedures.