They then saw near them a Brahmana of darkish colour, decrepit and lean, one who had performed his Sandhya and purified himself with Agnihotra.
तेऽपश्यन् ब्राह्मणं श्याममापन्नं पलितं कृशम्। कृत्यवन्तमदूरस्थमग्निहोत्रपुरस्कृतम्॥