अर्चयित्वा तु विधिवद्विश्वामित्रमभाषत । प्राञ्जलिः प्रयतो वाक्यमिदं प्रीतमना नृपः ॥ ३८ ॥
arcayitvā tu vidhivadviśvāmitramabhāṣata | prāñjaliḥ prayatō vākyamidaṁ prītamanā nṛpaḥ || 38 ||
Translation
Having worshipped Viśvāmitra as the rite requires, the king, his palms joined, composed and glad at heart, spoke these words:
Word by word
- arcayitvā
- having worshipped
- tu
- and
- vidhivat
- as the rite requires
- viśvāmitram
- Viśvāmitra
- abhāṣata
- spoke
- prāñjaliḥ
- his palms joined
- prayatō
- (prayataḥ) composed
- vākyam
- words
- idaṁ
- these
- prīta
- glad
- manā
- (manāḥ) at heart
- nṛpaḥ
- the king
Meaning
The formal welcome is complete; now the king speaks his mind.