एवं वृत्त: परित्यक्त: पित्रा स्नेहमपोह्य वै । योगैश्वर्येण बालांस्तान् दर्शयित्वा ततो ययौ ॥ १७ ॥
evam vrttah parityaktah pitra sneham apohya vai yogaisvaryena balams tan darsayitva tato yayau
- evam vrttah
- thus engaged (in abominable activities)
- parityaktah
- condemned
- pitra
- by his father
- sneham
- affection
- apohya
- giving up
- vai
- indeed
- yoga-aisvaryena
- by mystic power
- balan tan
- all those boys (thrown in the water and killed)
- darsayitva
- after again showing them all to their parents
- tatah yayau
- he left that place.
Because Asamanjasa engaged in such abominable activities, his father gave up affection for him and had him exiled. Then Asamanjasa exhibited his mystic power by reviving the boys and showing them to the King and their parents. After this, Asamanjasa left Ayodhya.