tExa|   t¹cn|   ½¤Ïva   sp¤raEDa:   sma¢ht:   .
p#Ïy¤Çjgam   t|   ¶¾aE   b#'aN¢mv   vasv:   ¡41¡

tExa|

their

tt¯

those

vcn|

words

½¤Ïva

upon hearing

sp¤raEDa:

along with the family priest

sma¢ht:

with reverential attention

p#Ïy¤Çjgam

went forward (to meet the sage)

t|

he

¶¾:	full of joy

b#'aN|

Lord Brahma

iv	like (similar to)

vasv:

Lord Indra

Listening   to   those   words   of   theirs,   (the   king)   glad   at   heart   and
accompanied   by   the   family   priest   set   out   to   receive   him,   with   reverential attention,like  Lord  Indra  going  out  to  receive  Lord  Brahma   (41).
 
s   ¾va   Çv¢lt|   d£çya   taps|   s|¢Stv#tm¯   .
p#¶¾vdnaE   raja   ttaE{rÃy|   sm¤pahrt¯   ¡42¡

s:

that

¾va

seeing

Çv¢lt|

resplendent

d£çya

with effulgence

taps|

the sage

s|¢Stv#tm¯

of strict observances

p#¶¾vdn:

with a cheerful countenance

raja

the king

tt:

then

ArÃy|

offering of water

sm¤pahrt¯

gave, presented

 
Seeing   that   effulgent   sage   given   to   strict   observance   of   austerities,   that king   grew   pleasant   in   disposition   and   offered   water   to   sip   (a   sign   of reverential   welcome   to   a   guest)   (42).
  
s   raM:   p#¢tg¦/arÃy|   SaÞæO¾En   kmINa   .
kSl|   caÛyy|   cWv   pyIp¦ÅC°ra¢Dpm¯   ¡43¡

s:

he

raM:	of the king

p#¢tg¦/

accepting

ArÃy|

the offering of water

SaÞæO¾En

as laid down in the shastras

kmINa

that act

kSl|

welfare

c

and

AÛyy|

free from hurdles

c

and

ev

also

pyIp¦ÅCt¯

enquired

nra¢Dpm¯

of the king

 
Accepting   this   honour,   as   laid   down   in   the   scriptures,   the   sage
made   enquiries   about   the   well-being   and   safety   of   the   king
(and   the   country)   (43).
 
p¤rE   kaESE   jnpdE   baÓDvEx¤   s¤¶Ïs¤   c   .
kSl|   kaW¢SkaE   raM:   pyIp¦ÅCt¯   s¤Da¢mIk:   ¡44¡

p¤rE	in the city

kaESE

of the coffers

jnpdE

of the kingdom

baÓDvEx¤

of the relatives

s¤¶Ïs¤

of his friends

c

and

kSl|

welfare

kaW¢Sk:

of the Kusika lineage (Viswamitra)

raM:	of the king

pyIp¦ÅCt¯

enquired

Da¢mIk:

that one of right conduct

 
That   scion   of   Kusikas   of   immense   righteous   conduct   enquired   about   the well-being   of   the   king   in   respect   of   the   country,   the   treasury,   the   capital city,   and   relatives   and   friends   (44).
  
A¢p   tE   s°ta:   svI   samÓta   ¢rpvaE   ¢jta:   .
dWv|   c   man¤x|   ca¢p   kmI   tE   saÒvn¤¢¿tm¯   ¡45¡

A¢p

are they

tE

your

s°ta:

amenable to your rule

svI

all

samÓta:

vassal kings

¢rpv:

enemies

¢jta:

have been conquered

dWv|	related to the gods

c

and

man¤x|

concerning human beings

c

and

A¢p

also

kmI

work

tE

your

saD¤

well

An¤¢¿tm¯

performed

 
`Are   your   vassal   kings   behaving   properly   towards   you   ?   Have   your   enemies been   conquered?   Are   you   observing   all   rites   towards   gods   and   humans   in the   right   manner   ?'   (45).
 
v¢s¿|   c   smagØy   kSl|   m¤¢np¤Äñv:   .
§x£|àaÓyan¯   yTaÓyay|   mhaBagan¤vac   h   ¡46¡

v¢s¿|

to Vasishta

c

and

smagØy

approached

kSl|	pleasantries

m¤¢np¤Äñv:

foremost among sages

§x£n¯

of the sages

c

and

AÓyan¯

others

yTaÓyay|

according to protocol

mhaBagan¯

those greatly fortunate ones

uvac

enquired

h

Lo!

 
He   then   went   to   Vasishta,   the   best   among   sages   and   the   other   greatly fortunate   sages   and   enquired   about   their   well-being   as   per   protocol   (46).
 
tE   svI   ¶¾mnsÞttaE   raMaE   ¢nvESnm¯   .
¢v¢vS¤:   p¥¢jtaÞtæO   ¢nxEѤࠠ yTahIt:   ¡47¡

tE

they

svI

all

¶¾mns:

happy

tt:	thereafter

raM:	of the king

¢nvESnm¯

the assembly

¢v¢vS¤:

entered

p¥¢jta:

wellhonoured

tæO

there

¢nxEѤ:

took their seat

c

and

yTahIt:

as per protocol

 
All   of   them   so   honoured   (by   Viswamitra),   becoming   greatly   happy   in   mind, entered   the   royal   assembly   and   then   took   their   seats,   as   per   propriety   (47).
    
AT   ¶¾mna   raja   ¢váa¢mæO|   mham¤¢nm¯   .
uvac   prmaEdaraE   ¶¾:   sm¢Bp¥jyn¯   ¡48¡  

AT	thereafter

¶¾mna:

in a happy frame of mind

raja

the king

¢váa¢mæO|

Viswamitra

mham¤¢nm¯

the great sage

uvac

submitted

prmaEdar:

capable of granting all that one wishes for

¶¾:

joyous

sm¢Bp¥jyn¯

having worshipped in all respects

 
Then,   the   king   who   was   mighty   pleased   in   his   mind   and   (who   was)   given   to giving   all   that   is   sought,   having   reverentially   worshipped   the   great   sage Viswamitra,   spoke   as   follows:   (48).
  
yTa{m¦tÞy   s|p#a¢çOyITa   vxImn¥dkE   .
vywa   s†zdare;u   puÇjNm   àzSyte   .49.

yTa	in what manner

Am¦tÞy

of nectar

s|p#a¢çO:

attaining

yTa	in what manner

vxI|

rains

An¥dkE

in a drought area

yTa	in what manner

sSdarEx¤

one's own wedded wife

p¤æOjÓm

the birth of a son

p#SÞytE

is applauded and celebrated

 
p#n¾Þy   yTa   laBaE   yTa   hxaI   mhaEdyE   .
tTWvagmn|   mÓyE   Þvagt|   tE   mham¤nE   ¡50¡  

p#n¾Þy

one who has suffered loss

yTa	in what way

laB:

gains

yTa	in whatever manner

hxI:

happiness

mhaEdyE

in great prosperity

tTa

similarly

ev

indeed

Aagmn|

(your) arrival

mÓyE

(I) deem

Þvagt|

welcome

tE

to you

mham¤nE

O! Great sage!

`O!   Great   sage!   I   consider   your   visit   a   harbinger   of   good   things   such   as obtaining   elixir,   torrential   rains   on   a   rain-starved   area,the   praiseworthy act   of   begetting   a   son   on   one's   own   wife,   lost   property   being   got   back   and like   the   happiness   expereienced   at   the   turn   of   good   fortune   (49-50).