Chapter 1 · Prathamo’dhyāyaḥ (First Chapter)
Verse 11
तस्थौ कंचित्स कालं च मुनिना तेन सत्कृतः। इतश्चेतश्च विचरंस्तस्मिन्मुनिवराश्रमे ॥ ११ ॥
tasthau kaṁcitsa kālaṁ ca muninā tēna satkṛtaḥ | itaścētaśca vicaraṁstasminmunivarāśramē || 11 ||
Translation
He stayed there for some time, honored by that sage, wandering here and there in that hermitage of the excellent sage.
Word by word
- tasthau
- he stayed, resided
- kaṁcit
- some
- saḥ
- he (King Suratha)
- kālam
- time
- ca
- and
- muninā
- by the sage (Medhas)
- tēna
- by him
- satkṛtaḥ
- honored, treated with respect
- itaścētaśca
- here and there
- vicaran
- wandering, moving about
- tasmin
- in that
- munivarāśramē
- in the hermitage of the excellent sage
Meaning
King Suratha finds refuge and respect in the sage Medhas's hermitage. The phrase 'wandering here and there' (itaścētaśca vicaran) suggests a state of mental restlessness and preoccupation, even though he is in a physically peaceful environment. His mind is not yet at ease.