अत ऊर्ध्वं स तत्याज स्त्रीसुखं कर्मणाप्रजा: । वसिष्ठस्तदनुज्ञातो मदयन्त्यां प्रजामधात् ॥ ३८ ॥
ata urdhvam sa tatyaja stri-sukham karmanaprajah vasisthas tad-anujnato madayantyam prajam adhat
- atah
- in this way
- urdhvam
- in the near future
- sah
- he, the King
- tatyaja
- gave up
- stri-sukham
- the happiness of sexual intercourse
- karmana
- by destiny
- aprajah
- remained sonless
- vasisthah
- the great saint Vasistha
- tat-anujnatah
- being permitted by the King to beget a son
- madayantyam
- in the womb of Madayanti, King Saudasa’s wife
- prajam
- a child
- adhat
- begot.
After being thus instructed, the King gave up the future happiness of sexual intercourse and by destiny remained sonless. Later, with the King’s permission, the great saint Vasistha begot a child in the womb of Madayanti.