संवत्सरोऽत्यगात् तावद् यावता नागतो गत: । मुनिस्तद्दर्शनाकाङ्क्षोत राजाब्भक्षो बभूव ह ॥ २३ ॥
samvatsaro ’tyagat tavad yavata nagato gatah munis tad-darsanakankso rajab-bhakso babhuva ha
- samvatsarah
- one complete year
- atyagat
- passed
- tavat
- as long as
- yavata
- so long
- na
- not
- agatah
- returned
- gatah
- Durvasa Muni, who had left that place
- munih
- the great sage
- tat-darsana-akanksah
- desiring to see him again
- raja
- the King
- ap-bhaksah
- taking only water
- babhuva
- remained
- ha
- indeed.
Durvasa Muni had left the place of Maharaja Ambarisa, and as long as he had not returned—for one complete year—the King had fasted, maintaining himself simply by drinking water.