त एकदा तु मुनय: प्रातर्हुतहुताग्नय: । सत्कृतं सूतमासीनं पप्रच्छुरिदमादरात् ॥ ५ ॥
ta ekada tu munayah pratar huta-hutagnayah sat-krtam sutam asinam papracchur idam adarat
- te
- the sages
- ekada
- one day
- tu
- but
- munayah
- sages
- pratah
- morning
- huta
- burning
- huta-agnayah
- the sacrificial fire
- sat-krtam
- due respects
- sutam
- Sri Suta Gosvami
- asinam
- seated on
- papracchuh
- made inquiries
- idam
- on this (as follows)
- adarat
- with due regards.
One day, after finishing their morning duties by burning a sacrificial fire and offering a seat of esteem to Srila Suta Gosvami, the great sages made inquiries, with great respect, about the following matters.