शिष्यव्यतिक्रमं वीक्ष्य तं निर्वर्त्यागतो गुरु: । अशपत् पतताद् देहो निमे: पण्डितमानिन: ॥ ४ ॥
sisya-vyatikramam viksya tam nirvartyagato guruh asapat patatad deho nimeh pandita-maninah
- sisya-vyatikramam
- the disciple’s deviation from the order of the guru
- viksya
- observing
- tam
- the performance of yajna by Indra
- nirvartya
- after finishing
- agatah
- when he returned
- guruh
- Vasistha Muni
- asapat
- he cursed Nimi Maharaja
- patatat
- may it fall down
- dehah
- the material body
- nimeh
- of Maharaja Nimi
- pandita-maninah
- who considers himself so learned (as to disobey the order of his spiritual master)
After completing the sacrificial performance for King Indra, the spiritual master Vasistha returned and found that his disciple Maharaja Nimi had disobeyed his instructions.