क्षुत्क्षामाया मुखे राजा सोम: पीयूषवर्षिणीम् । देशिनीं रोदमानाया निदधे स दयान्वित: ॥ १४ ॥
ksut-ksamaya mukhe raja somah piyusa-varsinim desinim rodamanaya nidadhe sa dayanvitah
- ksut
- by hunger
- ksamayah
- when she was distressed
- mukhe
- within the mouth
- raja
- the king
- somah
- the moon
- piyusa
- nectar
- varsinim
- pouring
- desinim
- forefinger
- rodamanayah
- while she was crying
- nidadhe
- placed
- sah
- he
- daya-anvitah
- being compassionate.
Thereafter the child, who was left to the care of the trees, began to cry in hunger. At that time the king of the forest, namely the king of the moon plane, out of compassion placed his finger, which poured forth nectar, within the child’s mouth. Thus the child was raised by the mercy of the king of the moon.