मैत्रेय उवाच इत्थं स लोकगुरुणा समादिष्टो विशाम्पति: । तथा च कृत्वा वात्सल्यं मघोनापि च सन्दधे ॥ ३९ ॥
maitreya uvaca ittham sa loka-guruna samadisto visampatih tatha ca krtva vatsalyam maghonapi ca sandadhe
- maitreyah uvaca
- the great sage Maitreya continued to speak
- ittham
- thus
- sah
- King Prthu
- loka-guruna
- by the original teacher of all people, Lord Brahma
- samadistah
- being advised
- visam-patih
- the king, master of the people
- tatha
- in that way
- ca
- also
- krtva
- having done
- vatsalyam
- affection
- maghona
- with Indra
- api
- even
- ca
- also
- sandadhe
- concluded peace.
The great sage Maitreya continued: When King Prthu was thus advised by the supreme teacher, Lord Brahma, he abandoned his eagerness to perform yajnas and with great affection concluded a peace with King Indra.