utthitāḥ - after awakening; te - all of them; niśamya - seeing; atha - thereafter; vyudakam - empty; kalaśam - the waterpot; prabho - O King Parīkṣit; papracchuḥ - inquired; kasya - whose; karma - act; idam - this; pītam - drunk; puṁsavanam - which was to cause the birth of a child; jalam - water.

When the brāhmaṇas got up from bed and saw the waterpot empty, they inquired who had done this work of drinking the water meant for begetting a child.