तस्यैवं वर्तमानस्य पूर्वेषां वृत्तिमन्वहम् । नातिदूरे किलाश्चर्यं यदासीत् तन्निबोध मे ॥ १७ ॥
tasyaivam vartamanasya purvesam vrttim anvaham natidure kilascaryam yad asit tan nibodha me
- tasya
- of Maharaja Pariksit
- evam
- thus
- vartamanasya
- remaining absorbed in such thought
- purvesam
- of his forefathers
- vrttim
- good engagement
- anvaham
- day after day
- na
- not
- ati-dure
- far off
- kila
- verily
- ascaryam
- astonishing
- yat
- that
- asit
- was
- tat
- which
- nibodha
- know it
- me
- from me.
Now you may hear from me of what happened while Maharaja Pariksit was passing his days hearing of the good occupations of his forefathers and being absorbed in thought of them.