Text 24] The Descendants of King Mandhata 233
tasmai tusto dadaév indrah
Satakaumbhamayam ratham
Sunahsephasya mahatmyam
uparistat pracaksyate
tasmai—unto him, King Hariscandra; tustah—being very pleased;
dadau—delivered; indrah—the King of heaven; sdtakaumbha-
mayam—made of gold; ratham—a chariot; sunahsephasya—about
Sunahsepha; madhatmyam—glories; uparistat—in the course of describ-
ing the sons of Visvamitra; pracaksyate—will be narrated.
TRANSLATION
King Indra, being very pleased with Hariécandra, offered him a
gift of a golden chariot. Sunahsepha’s glories will be presented
along with the description of the son of Visvamitra.
TEXT 24
Tet AN a TE TAME FATA: |
Peat zat stn carareat we VII
satyam sdram dhrtim drstva
sabharyasya ca bhiipateh
visvdmitro bhrsam prito
dadav avihatam gatim
satyam—truthfulness; sdram—firmness; dhrtim—forbearance;
drstva —by seeing; sa-bharyasya—with his wife; ca—and; bhiipateh—
of Maharaja Hariscandra; visvamitrah—the great sage Visvamitra;
bhrsam—very much; pritah—being pleased; dadau—gave him;
avihatam gatim—imperishable knowledge.
TRANSLATION
The great sage Visvamitra saw that Maharaja Hariscandra, along
with his wife, was truthful, forbearing and concerned with the
