आज्ञायास्यै सपत्नीभिर्गरो दत्तोऽन्धसा सह । सह तेनैव सञ्जात: सगराख्यो महायशा: । सगरश्चक्रवर्त्यासीत् सागरो यत्सुतै: कृत: ॥ ४ ॥
ajnayasyai sapatnibhir garo datto ’ndhasa saha saha tenaiva sanjatah sagarakhyo maha-yasah sagaras cakravarty asit sagaro yat-sutaih krtah
- ajnaya
- knowing (this)
- asyai
- unto that pregnant queen
- sapatnibhih
- by the co-wives of the wife of Bahuka
- garah
- poison
- dattah
- was given
- andhasa saha
- with her food
- saha tena
- with that poison
- eva
- also
- sanjatah
- was born
- sagara-akhyah
- by the name Sagara
- maha-yasah
- having a great reputation
- sagarah
- King Sagara
- cakravarti
- the emperor
- asit
- became
- sagarah
- the place known as Gangasagara
- yat-sutaih
- by the sons of whom
- krtah
- was excavated
Knowing that she was pregnant, the co-wives of the wife of Bahuka conspired to give her poison with her food, but it did not act. Instead, the son was born along with the poison. Therefore he became famous as Sagara (one who is born with poiso). Sagara later became the emperor. The place known as Gangasagara was excavated by his sons.