Verse 5.9.38

Sanskrit text, transliteration and word-by-word meaning:

अक्रूरः सहसोत्थाय
परिरभ्य मुदान्वितः
उपचारैः षोडशभिः
पूजयित्वाथ तौ नृप

akrūraḥ sahasotthāya
parirabhya mudānvitaḥ
upacāraiḥ ṣoḍaśabhiḥ
pūjayitvātha tau nṛpa

akrūraḥ—Akrūra; sahasā—at once; utthāya—rising; parirabhya—embracing; mudānvitaḥ—with joy; upacāraiḥ—with offerings; ṣoḍaśabhiḥ—sixteen; pūjayitvā—worshiping; atha—then; tau—Them; nṛpa—O king.

English translation of verse 5.9.38:

Akrūra at once stood up and embraced Them. O king, he worshiped Them with sixteen offerings.