आवर्जयन् विप्रगणान् परिशृण्वन् प्रजाशिषः । आलोकयन् दिगन्तांश्च परिचक्राम जाङ्गलान् ॥ ३० ॥
āvarjayan vipragaṇān pariśṛṇvan prajāśiṣaḥ | ālōkayan digantāṁśca paricakrāma jāṅgalān || 30 ||
Translation
Pleasing the crowds of brahmins, listening to the blessings of the people and gazing at the far horizons, he travelled through the open country.
Word by word
- āvarjayan
- pleasing
- vipra
- of brahmins
- gaṇān
- the crowds
- pariśṛṇvan
- listening to
- prajā
- of the people
- āśiṣaḥ
- the blessings
- ālōkayan
- gazing at
- dig
- (dik) far
- antāṁś
- (antān) horizons
- ca
- and
- paricakrāma
- he travelled through
- jāṅgalān
- the open country
Meaning
He pleases the brahmins, another commentary says, with gifts and honour. "Open country" (jāṅgala) is the dry, sparsely wooded land between the settlements.