Ab ipRQrwjw ko rwj kQnM ]

ab piratharaajaa ko raaj kathana(n) ||

Now begins the description of the rule of king Prithu.

qotk CMd ]

totak chha(n)dh ||

TOTAK STANZA

k`h lwg gno inRp jOn Bey ]

ka'h laag gano nirap jauan bhe ||

pRB joqih joq imlwie ley ]

prabh joteh jot milai le ||

How many kings were there and how many of them were merged by the Lord in his light? To what extent should I describe them.

pun sRI ipRQrwj ipRQIs BXo ]

pun sree piratharaaj pirathees bhayo ||

ijn ibp~n dwn durMq dXo ]23]

jin bipa'n dhaan dhura(n)t dhayo ||23||

Then there was Prithu, the Lord of the earth, who donated enormous gifts to the Brahmins.23.

dlu lY idn eyk iskwr cVy ]

dhal lai dhin ek sikaar chare ||

bin inrjn mo liK bwG bVy ]

ban nirajan mo lakh baagh bare ||

One day, in a desolate forest, seeing huge lions, he went hunting, along with his army, in order to attack them

qh nwr sukuMql qyj Dry ]

teh naar suku(n)tal tej dhare ||

sis sUrj kI lK kRWq hry ]24]

sas sooraj kee lakh kraa(n)t hare ||24||

There a women named Shakuntala, whose light bedimmed even the luster of the sun.24.