चचार मृगयां तत्र दृप्त आत्तेषुकार्मुक: । विहाय जायामतदर्हां मृगव्यसनलालस: ॥ ४ ॥
cacara mrgayam tatra drpta attesu-karmukah vihaya jayam atad-arham mrga-vyasana-lalasah
- cacara
- executed
- mrgayam
- hunting
- tatra
- there
- drptah
- being proud
- atta
- having taken
- isu
- arrows
- karmukah
- bow
- vihaya
- giving up
- jayam
- his wife
- a-tat-arham
- although impossible
- mrga
- hunting
- vyasana
- evil activities
- lalasah
- being inspired by.
It was almost impossible for King Puranjana to give up the company of his Queen even for a moment. Nonetheless, on that day, being very much inspired by the desire to hunt, he took up his bow and arrow with great pride and went to the forest, not caring for his wife.