ta enam ṛṣayo rājan
vṛtā dharmeṇa dhārmikam
tasminn ayājayan kṣetre
makhair uttama-kalpakaiḥ
te — they; enam — him; ṛṣayaḥ — the sages; rājan — O King (Parīkṣit); vṛtāḥ — chosen; dharmeṇa — according to religious principles; dhārmikam — who was religious; tasmin — in that; ayājayan — they engaged in executing sacrifices; kṣetre — holy field (of Kurukṣetra); makhaiḥ — with fire rituals; uttama — superexcellent; kalpakaiḥ — whose arrangements.