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Chapter 1.9 - Verse 18

Sanskrit Text

लब्ध्वा दुर्लभां भार्यां पद्मकिञ्जल्कसप्रभाम् व्रतं चक्रे विनाशाय जिह्मगानां धृतव्रतः

English Translation

Thus having obtained a wife, difficult to be obtained, who was beautiful and bright as the filaments of the lotus, the Rishi of hard austerities (Ruru) made a vow to destroy the serpent race.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

स | लब्ध्वा | दुर्लभां | भार्यां | पद्म + किञ्जल्क + सप्रभ
व्रतं | चक्रे | विनाशाय | जिह्मगानां | धृ + व्रत