वसिष्ठप्रहितैर्विप्रैः शास्त्रज्ञैश्च समन्वितः । स्निग्धैः कतिपयैरेव राजपुत्रवरैः सह ॥ २६ ॥
vasiṣṭhaprahitairvipraiḥ śāstrajñaiśca samanvitaḥ | snigdhaiḥ katipayairēva rājaputravaraiḥ saha || 26 ||
Translation
accompanied by brahmins learned in the scriptures whom Vasiṣṭha had sent, and by a few chosen princes who were dear to him,
Word by word
- vasiṣṭha
- Vasiṣṭha
- prahitair
- (prahitaiḥ) whom had sent
- vipraiḥ
- by brahmins
- śāstrajñaiś
- (śāstrajñaiḥ) learned in the scriptures
- ca
- and
- samanvitaḥ
- accompanied
- snigdhaiḥ
- dear to him
- katipayair
- (katipayaiḥ) a few
- ēva
- only
- rāja
- royal
- putra
- sons (princes)
- varaiḥ
- chosen
- saha
- with
Meaning
Vasiṣṭha sends learned brahmins so that the rites at each holy place are done correctly. The companions are few and close: a pilgrimage, not a royal progress.