योऽसौ गङ्गातटे क्रीडन् मञ्जूषान्तर्गतं शिशुम् । कुन्त्यापविद्धं कानीनमनपत्योऽकरोत् सुतम् ॥ १३ ॥
yo ’sau ganga-tate kridan manjusantargatam sisum kuntyapaviddham kaninam anapatyo ’karot sutam
- yah asau
- one who (Adhiratha)
- ganga-tate
- on the bank of the Ganges
- kridan
- while playing
- manjusa-antahgatam
- packed in a basket
- sisum
- a baby was found
- kuntya apaviddham
- this baby had been abandoned by Kunti
- kaninam
- because the baby was born during her maiden state, before her marriage
- anapatyah
- this Adhiratha, being sonless
- akarot
- accepted the baby
- sutam
- as his son.
While playing on the bank of the Ganges, Adhiratha found a baby wrapped up in a basket. The baby had been left by Kunti because he was born before she was married. Because Adhiratha had no sons, he raised this baby as his own.