आसीद्राजा सार्वभौम: शूरसेनेषु वै नृप । चित्रकेतुरिति ख्यातो यस्यासीत्कामधुङ्मही ॥ १० ॥
asid raja sarvabhaumah surasenesu vai nrpa citraketur iti khyato yasyasit kamadhun mahi
- asit
- there was
- raja
- one king
- sarva-bhaumah
- an emperor of the entire surface of the globe
- surasenesu
- in the country known as Surasena
- vai
- indeed
- nrpa
- O King
- citraketuh
- Citraketu
- iti
- thus
- khyatah
- celebrated
- yasya
- of whom
- asit
- was
- kama-dhuk
- supplying all the necessities
- mahi
- the earth.
O King Pariksit, in the province of Surasena there was a king named Citraketu, who ruled the entire earth. During his reign, the earth produced all the necessities for life.