स बहुविन्महीपति: पितृपितामहवदुरुवत्सलतया स्वे स्वे कर्मणि वर्तमाना: प्रजा: स्वधर्ममनुवर्तमान: पर्यपालयत् ॥ ४ ॥
sa bahuvin mahi-patih pitr-pitamahavad uru-vatsalataya sve sve karmani vartamanah prajah sva-dharmam anuvartamanah paryapalayat.
- sah
- that King (Maharaja Bharata)
- bahu-vit
- being very advanced in knowledge
- mahi-patih
- the ruler of the earth
- pitr
- father
- pitamaha
- grandfather
- vat
- exactly like
- uru-vatsalataya
- with the quality of being very affectionate to the citizens
- sve sve
- in their own respective
- karmani
- duties
- vartamanah
- remaining
- prajah
- the citizens
- sva-dharmam anuvartamanah
- being perfectly situated in his own occupational duty
- paryapalayat
- ruled
Maharaja Bharata was a very learned and experienced king on this earth. He perfectly ruled the citizens, being himself engaged in his own respective duties. Maharaja Bharata was as affectionate to the citizens as his father and grandfather had been. Keeping them engaged in their occupational duties, he ruled the earth.