प्राक्पृथोरिह नैवैषा पुरग्रामादिकल्पना । यथासुखं वसन्ति स्म तत्र तत्राकुतोभया: ॥ ३२ ॥
prak prthor iha naivaisa pura-gramadi-kalpana yatha-sukham vasanti sma tatra tatrakutobhayah
- prak
- before
- prthoh
- King Prthu
- iha
- on this plane
- na
- never
- eva
- certainly
- esa
- this
- pura
- of towns
- grama-adi
- of villages, etc.
- kalpana
- planned arrangement
- yatha
- as
- sukham
- convenient
- vasanti sma
- lived
- tatra tatra
- here and there
- akutah-bhayah
- without hesitation.
Before the reign of King Prthu there was no planned arrangement for different cities, villages, pasturing grounds, etc. Every thing was scattered, and everyone constructed his residential quarters according to his own convenience. However, since King Prthu plans were made for towns and villages.