स कदाचिद् भ्रमंस्तस्मिन् पृथिव्या: ककुदि द्विज: । न्याग्रोधपोतं ददृशे फलपल्लवशोभितम् ॥ २० ॥
sa kadācid bhramaṁs tasmin pṛthivyāḥ kakudi dvijaḥ nyāgrodha-potaṁ dadṛśe phala-pallava-śobhitam
- saḥ
- he
- kadācit
- on one occasion
- bhraman
- while wandering
- tasmin
- in that water
- pṛthivyāḥ
- of earth
- kakudi
- upon a raised place
- dvijaḥ
- the brāhmaṇa
- nyāgrodha-potam
- a young banyan tree
- dadṛśe
- saw
- phala
- with fruits
- pallava
- and blossoms
- śobhitam
- decorated
Once, while wandering in the water, the brāhmaṇa Mārkaṇḍeya discovered a small island, upon which stood a young banyan tree bearing blossoms and fruits.