इति राज्ञा विसृष्टोऽसौ गत्वाऽन्तःपुरमन्दिरम् । मुहूर्तमात्रेणाऽऽगत्य समुवाच महीपतिम् ॥ ३ ॥
iti rājñā visṛṣṭō’sau gatvā’ntaḥpuramandiram | muhūrtamātrēṇā’’gatya samuvāca mahīpatim || 3 ||
Translation
Sent off by the king, he went to the inner palace and, coming back after only a moment, said to the lord of the earth:
Word by word
- iti
- thus
- rājñā
- by the king
- visṛṣṭō
- (visṛṣṭaḥ) sent off
- asau
- he
- gatvā
- went
- antaḥpura
- the inner palace
- mandiram
- to the hall
- muhūrta
- a moment
- mātrēṇa
- after only
- āgatya
- coming back
- samuvāca
- said
- mahīpatim
- to the lord of the earth
Meaning
The doorkeeper returns alone.