विजयाभिमुखो राजा श्रुत्वैतदभियाति यान् । बलिं तस्मै हरन्त्यग्रे राजान: पृथवे यथा ॥ ३६ ॥
vijayabhimukho raja srutvaitad abhiyati yan balim tasmai haranty agre rajanah prthave yatha
- vijaya-abhimukhah
- one who is about to start for victory
- raja
- king
- srutva
- hearing
- etat
- this
- abhiyati
- starts
- yan
- on the chariot
- balim
- taxes
- tasmai
- unto him
- haranti
- present
- agre
- before
- rajanah
- other kings
- prthave
- unto King Prthu
- yatha
- as it was done.
If a king, who is desirous of attaining victory and ruling power, chants the narration of Prthu Maharaja three times before going forth on his chariot, all subordinate kings will automatically render all kinds of taxes unto him—as they rendered them unto Maharaja Prthu—simply upon his order.