राज्ञो जीवतु देहोऽयं प्रसन्ना: प्रभवो यदि । तथेत्युक्ते निमि: प्राह मा भून्मे देहबन्धनम् ॥ ८ ॥
rajno jivatu deho ’yam prasannah prabhavo yadi tathety ukte nimih praha ma bhun me deha-bandhanam
- rajnah
- of the King
- jivatu
- may again be enlivened
- dehah ayam
- this body (now preserved)
- prasannah
- very much pleased
- prabhavah
- all able to do it
- yadi
- if
- tatha
- let it be so
- iti
- thus
- ukte
- when it was replied (by the demigods)
- nimih
- Maharaja Nimi
- praha
- said
- ma bhut
- do not do it
- me
- my
- deha-bandhanam
- imprisonment again in a material body.
If you are satisfied with this sacrifice and if you are actually able to do so, kindly bring Maharaja Nimi back to life in this body The demigods said yes to this request by the sages, but Maharaja Nimi said, Please do not imprison me again in a material body