सुमत्यास्तनया दृप्ता: पितुरादेशकारिण: । हयमन्वेषमाणास्ते समन्तान्न्यखनन् महीम् ॥ ८ ॥
sumatyas tanaya drptah pitur adesa-karinah hayam anvesamanas te samantan nyakhanan mahim
- sumatyah tanayah
- the sons born of Queen Sumati
- drptah
- very proud of their prowess and influence
- pituh
- of their father (Maharaja Sagara)
- adesa-karinah
- following the order
- hayam
- the horse (stolen by Indra)
- anvesamanah
- while seeking
- te
- all of them
- samantat
- everywhere
- nyakhanan
- dug
- mahim
- the earth.
(King Sagara had two wives, Sumati and Kesini.) The sons of Sumati, who were very proud of their prowess and influence, following the order of their father, searched for the lost horse. While doing so, they dug into the earth very extensively.