aho - just see; eṣaḥ - this person; mahā-sāraḥ - very powerful; dhṛtimān - steadfast; giri-rāṭ - the Himalaya Mountains; iva - just like; maunena - with his vow of silence; sādhayati - he is striving; artham - for his goal; baka-vat - just like a duck; dṛḍha - firm; niścayaḥ - his determination; iti - thus speaking; eke - some; vihasanti - ridicule; enam - him; eke - some; durvātayanti - pass foul air; ca - and; tam - him; babandhuḥ - they bound in chains; nirurudhuḥ - kept captive; yathā - as; krīḍanakam - a pet animal; dvijam - that brāhmaṇa.

Some would ridicule him by saying, “Just see this greatly powerful sage! He is as steadfast as the Himālaya Mountains. By practice of silence he strives for his goal with great determination, just like a heron.” Other persons would pass foul air upon him, and sometimes others would bind this twice-born brāhmaṇa in chains and keep him captive like a pet animal.