Devanagari
इमां विद्यां पुरा कश्चित्कौशिको धारयन् द्विज: ।
योगधारणया स्वाङ्गं जहौ स मरुधन्वनि ॥ ३८ ॥
Verse text
imāṁ vidyāṁ purā kaścit
kauśiko dhārayan dvijaḥ
yoga-dhāraṇayā svāṅgaṁ
jahau sa maru-dhanvani
Synonyms
imām
—
this
;
vidyām
—
prayer
;
purā
—
formerly
;
kaścit
—
someone
;
kauśikaḥ
—
Kauśika
;
dhārayan
—
using
;
dvijaḥ
—
a brāhmaṇa
;
yoga-dhāraṇayā
—
by mystic power
;
sva-aṅgam
—
his own body
;
jahau
—
gave up
;
saḥ
—
he
;
maru-dhanvani
—
in the desert.
Translation
O King of heaven, a brāhmaṇa named Kauśika formerly used this armor when he purposely gave up his body in the desert by mystic power.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Previously a brāhmaṇa named Kauśika, using this armor, gave up his body in the desert by mystic power.