Chapter 13 · Trayodaśo’dhyāyaḥ (Thirteenth Chapter)
Verse 8
प्रणिपत्य महाभागं तमृषिं शंसितव्रतम्। निर्विण्णोऽतिममत्वेन राज्यापहरणेन च ॥ ८ ॥
praṇipatya mahābhāgaṁ tamṛṣiṁ śaṁsitavratam | nirviṇṇō’timamatvēna rājyāpaharaṇēna ca || 8 ||
Translation
Having prostrated to that greatly fortunate sage of praised vows, distressed by excessive attachment and the loss of his kingdom,
Word by word
- praṇipatya
- having prostrated
- mahābhāgaṁ
- greatly fortunate
- tam
- that
- ṛṣiṁ
- sage
- śaṁsitavratam
- of praised vows
- nirviṇṇaḥ
- distressed
- atimamatvena
- by excessive attachment
- rājyāpaharaṇena
- by the loss of kingdom
- ca
- and
Meaning
King Suratha, overwhelmed by attachment to worldly possessions and grief over losing his kingdom, bows to the sage Mārkaṇḍēya, who is renowned for his virtuous practices, seeking guidance.