Text 23] Praise of King Pṛthu by the Professional Reciters
661
ayam—this King; mahīm—the earth; gām—in the form of a cow; duduhe—will milk; adhirājaḥ—extraordinary king; prajā-patiḥ—progenitor of mankind; vṛtti-karaḥ—providing living facility; prajānām—of the citizens; yaḥ—one who; līlayā—simply by pastimes; adrīn—mountains and hills; svaśarāsa—of his bow; koṭyā—by the pointed end; bhindan—breaking; samām—level; gām—the earth; akarot—will make; yathā—as; indraḥ—the King of heaven, Indra.
TRANSLATION
This King, this protector of the citizens, is an extraordinary king and is equal to the prajāpati demigods. For the living facility of all citizens, he will milk the earth, which is like a cow. Not only that, but he will level the surface of the earth with the pointed ends of his bow, breaking all the hills exactly as King Indra, the heavenly King, breaks mountains with his powerful thunderbolt.
TEXT 23
विस्फूर्जयन्नाजगवं धनुः स्वयं
यदाचरत्क्षमामविषह्यमाजौ ।
तदा निलिल्युदिशि दिश्यसन्तो
लाङ्गूलमुद्यम्य यथा मृगेन्द्रः ॥२३॥
visphūrjayann ājagavam dhanuḥ svayam 
    yadācarat kṣmām aviṣahyam ājau 
    tadā nililyur diśi diśy asanto 
    lāṅgūlam udyamya yathā mṛgendraḥ
visphūrjayan—vibrating; āja-gavam—made of the horns of goats and bulls; dhanuḥ—his bow; svayam—personally; yadā—when; acarat—will travel; kṣmām—on the earth; aviṣahyam—irresistible; ājau—in battle; tadā—at that time; nililyuḥ—will hide themselves; diśi diśi—in all directions; asantaḥ—demoniac men; lāṅgūlam—tail; udyamya—keeping high; yathā—as; mṛgendraḥ—the lion.
TRANSLATION
When the lion travels in the forest with its tail turned upward, all menial animals hide themselves. Similarly, when King Pṛthu will travel over his kingdom and vibrate the string of his bow, which is made of the horns of goats and bulls and is irresistible in battle, all demoniac rogues and thieves will hide themselves in all directions.