Devanagari
महर्षिस्तमुपासीनं प्रश्रयावनतं क्षितौ ।
प्रतिपूज्य महाराज समाभाष्येदमब्रवीत् ॥ १६ ॥
Verse text
maharṣis tam upāsīnaṁ
praśrayāvanataṁ kṣitau
pratipūjya mahārāja
samābhāṣyedam abravīt
Synonyms
mahā
—
ṛṣiḥ — the great sage
;
tam
—
unto him (the King)
;
upāsīnam
—
sitting near
;
praśraya
—
avanatam — bowing in humility
;
kṣitau
—
on the ground
;
pratipūjya
—
congratulating
;
mahārāja
—
O King Parīkṣit
;
samābhāṣya
—
addressing
;
idam
—
this
;
abravīt
—
said .
Translation
O King Parīkṣit, when Citraketu, bent low in humility, was seated at the lotus feet of the great sage, the sage congratulated him for his humility and hospitality. The sage addressed him in the following words.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
O King Parīkṣit! The great sage, after worshipping the King seated on the ground and bowing in humility, addressed him and spoke as follows.