Patna Dhammapada, Patna Dhamma Verses

Patna Dharmapada - 129
[247 ≈ Iti 27.3, 4]
Ye sattaśaṇḍāṁ paṭhaviṁ vijettā,
Those who conquered the earth, crowded with beings,
rājar i ṣayo yajamānānupar i yagu,
those royal seers who went round sacrificing:
aśśamedhaṁ puruṣamedhaṁ,
the horse sacrifice, the man sacrifice,
sammaprāsaṁ vāyupeyaṁ nirāggaḍaṁ –
the stick-casting, the soma 97 offering, the unobstructed –
mettassa cittassa subhāvitassa,
(compared to) the one who develops his mind with loving-kindness,
kalāṁ pi te nānubhavanti soḍaśiṁ,
they do not partake of even a sixteenth part,
candaprabhāṁ tāragaṇā va sabbe.
just as the whole host of stars (do not partake) of the radiance of the moon.
Ye sattasaṇḍaṁ paṭhaviṁ vijetvā,
Those who conquered the earth, crowded with beings,
rājīsayo yajamānānupar i yagā:
those royal seers who went round sacrificing:
assamedhā purisamedhaṁ,
the horse sacrifice, the man sacrifice,
sammāpāsaṁ vājapeyyaṁ niraggalaṁ –
the stick-casting, the soma offering, the unobstructed –
mettassa cittassa subhāvitassa,
(compared to) the one who develops his mind with loving-kindness,
kalam-pi te nānubhavanti soḷasiṁ,
they do not partake of even a sixteenth part,
candappabhā tāragaṇā va sabbe.
just as the whole host of stars (do not partake) of the radiance of the moon.
97
An unidentified drink used in Vedic ritual.