एकदा धनुरुद्यम्य विचरन् मृगयां वने । मृगाननुगत: श्रान्त: क्षुधितस्तृषितो भृशम् ॥ २४ ॥ जलाशयमचक्षाण: प्रविवेश तमाश्रमम् । ददर्श मुनिमासीनं शान्तं मीलितलोचनम् ॥ २५ ॥
ekada dhanur udyamya vicaran mrgayam vane mrgan anugatah srantah ksudhitas trsito bhrsam jalasayam acaksanah pravivesa tam asramam dadarsa munim asinam santam milita-locanam
- ekada
- once upon a time
- dhanuh
- arrows and bow
- udyamya
- taking firmly
- vicaran
- following
- mrgayam
- hunting excursion
- vane
- in the forest
- mrgan
- stags
- anugatah
- while following
- srantah
- fatigued
- ksudhitah
- hungry
- trsitah
- being thirsty
- bhrsam
- extremely
- jala-asayam
- reservoir of water
- acaksanah
- while searching for
- pravivesa
- entered into
- tam
- that famous
- asramam
- hermitage of Samika Rsi
- dadarsa
- saw
- munim
- the sage
- asinam
- seated
- santam
- all silent
- milita
- closed
- locanam
- eyes
Once upon a time Maharaja Pariksit, while engaged in hunting in the forest with bow and arrows, became extremely fatigued, hungry and thirsty while following the stags. While searching for a reservoir of water, he entered the hermitage of the well-known Samika Rsi and saw the sage sitting silently with closed eyes.