अथाऽऽरभ्य स्वकात्तस्मात् क्रमात् कोशलमण्डलात् । स्नानदानतपोध्यानपूर्वकं स ददर्श ह ॥ ३१ ॥
athā’’rabhya svakāttasmāt kramāt kōśalamaṇḍalāt | snānadānatapōdhyānapūrvakaṁ sa dadarśa ha || 31 ||
Translation
Then, setting out from his own land of Kosala, he saw in turn, with bathing, giving, austerity and meditation:
Word by word
- atha
- then
- ārabhya
- setting out
- svakāt
- his own
- tasmāt
- from
- kramāt
- in turn
- kōśala
- of Kosala
- maṇḍalāt
- from the land
- snāna
- bathing
- dāna
- giving
- tapō
- (tapaḥ) austerity
- dhyāna
- meditation
- pūrvakaṁ
- with
- sa
- (saḥ) he
- dadarśa
- saw
- ha
- indeed
Meaning
The verb "he saw" governs the long list that follows, to verse 40. At each holy place he did what a pilgrim does: bathed, gave gifts, practised austerity and meditated, and only then saw the place, as another commentary notes. Kosala is the kingdom of Ayodhyā.