sa ekadÄ mahÄrÄja
vicaran má¹›gayÄá¹ vane
vá¹›taḥ katipayÄmÄtyair
aÅ›vam Äruhya saindhavam
pragá¹›hya ruciraá¹ cÄpaá¹
Å›arÄmÅ› ca paramÄdbhutÄn
damśito 'numṛgaṠvīro
jagÄma diÅ›am uttarÄm
saḥ - Sudyumna; ekadÄ - once upon a time; mahÄrÄja - O King ParÄ«ká¹£it; vicaran - touring; má¹›gayÄm - for hunting; vane - in the forest; vá¹›taḥ - accompanied; katipaya - a few; amÄtyaiḥ - by ministers or associates; aÅ›vam - upon a horse; Äruhya - riding; saindhavam - born in the SindhupradeÅ›a; pragá¹›hya - holding in hand; ruciram - beautiful; cÄpam - bow; Å›arÄn ca - and arrows; parama-adbhutÄn - very wonderful, uncommon; damÅ›itaḥ - wearing armor; anumá¹›gam - behind the animals; vÄ«raḥ - the hero; jagÄma - went toward; diÅ›am uttarÄm - the north.