saḥ - he (Ṛcīka); ṛṣiḥ - the great saint; prārthitaḥ - being requested; patnyā - by his wife; śvaśrvā - by his mother-in-law; ca - also; apatya-kāmyayā - desiring a son; śrapayitvā - after cooking; ubhayaiḥ - both; mantraiḥ - by chanting particular mantras; carum - a preparation for offering in a sacrifice; snātum - to bathe; gataḥ - went out; muniḥ - the great sage.

Thereafter, Ṛcīka Muni’s wife and mother-in-law, each desiring a son, requested the Muni to prepare an oblation. Thus Ṛcīka Muni prepared one oblation for his wife with a brāhmaṇa mantra and another for his mother-in-law with a kṣatriya mantra. Then he went out to bathe.