रक्षार्थं तस्य यज्ञस्य द्रष्टुमैच्छत् स पार्थिवम् । नहि शक्नोत्यविघ्नेन समाप्तुं स मुनिः क्रतुम् ॥ ५ ॥
rakṣārthaṁ tasya yajñasya draṣṭumaicchat sa pārthivam | nahi śaknōtyavighnēna samāptuṁ sa muniḥ kratum || 5 ||
Translation
To protect that sacrifice he wished to see the king, for the sage could not bring his rite to its end without hindrance.
Word by word
- rakṣā
- to protect
- arthaṁ
- in order
- tasya
- that
- yajñasya
- sacrifice
- draṣṭum
- to see
- aicchat
- he wished
- sa
- (saḥ) he
- pārthivam
- the king
- nahi
- for not
- śaknōti
- could
- avighnēna
- without hindrance
- samāptuṁ
- bring to its end
- muniḥ
- the sage
- kratum
- his rite
Meaning
The reason for the visit is stated plainly before the visit itself is told.