ज्येष्ठं मन्त्रदृशं चक्रुस्त्वामन्वञ्चो वयं स्म हि । विश्वामित्र: सुतानाह वीरवन्तो भविष्यथ । ये मानं मेऽनुगृह्णन्तो वीरवन्तमकर्त माम् ॥ ३५ ॥
jyestham mantra-drsam cakrus tvam anvanco vayam sma hi visvamitrah sutan aha viravanto bhavisyatha ye manam me ’nugrhnanto viravantam akarta mam
- jyestham
- the eldest
- mantra-drsam
- a seer of mantras
- cakruh
- they accepted
- tvam
- you
- anvancah
- have agreed to follow
- vayam
- we
- sma
- indeed
- hi
- certainly
- visvamitrah
- the great sage Visvamitra
- sutan
- to the obedient sons
- aha
- said
- vira-vantah
- fathers of sons
- bhavisyatha
- become in the future
- ye
- all of you who
- manam
- honor
- me
- my
- anugrhnantah
- accepted
- vira-vantam
- the father of good sons
- akarta
- you have made
- mam
- me
Thus the younger Madhucchandas accepted Sunahsepha as their eldest brother and told him, We shall follow your orders Visvamitra then said to his obedient sons, Because you have accepted Sunahsepha as your eldest brother, I am very satisfied. By accepting my order, you have made me a father of worthy sons, and therefore I bless all of you to become the fathers of sons also