Text 18]
The Descendants of King Māndhātā
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rohito grāmam eyāya tam indraḥ pratyaṣedhata
pitaram —about his father;  varuṇa-grastam —having been attacked with dropsy by Varuṇa;  śrutvā —after hearing;  jāta —had grown;  mahā-udaram —inflated abdomen;  rohitaḥ —his son Rohita;  grāmam eyāya —wanted to come back to the capital;  tam —unto him (Rohita);  indraḥ —King Indra;  pratyaṣedhata —forbade to go there.
TRANSLATION
When Rohita heard that his father had been attacked by dropsy due to Varuṇa and that his abdomen had grown very large, he wanted to return to the capital, but King Indra forbade him to do so.
TEXT 18
भूमेः पर्यटनं पुष्यं तीर्थक्षेत्रनिषेवर्णैः । रोहितायादिशच्छक्रः सोऽप्यरण्येऽवसत् समाम् ॥१८॥
bhūmeḥ paryaṭanam puṇyam tīrtha-kṣetra-niṣevaṇaiḥ rohitāyādiśac chakraḥ so 'py araṇye 'vasat samām
bhūmeḥ —of the surface of the world;  paryaṭanam —traveling;  puṇyam —holy places;  tīrtha-kṣetra —places of pilgrimage;  niṣevaṇaiḥ —by serving or going to and coming from such places;  rohitāya —unto Rohita;  ādiśat —ordered;  śakraḥ —King Indra;  saḥ —he, Rohita;  api —also;  araṇye —in the forest;  avasat —lived;  samām —for one year.
TRANSLATION
King Indra advised Rohita to travel to different pilgrimage sites and holy places, for such activities are pious indeed. Following this instruction, Rohita went to the forest for one year.