sa uvāsa videheṣu
mithilāyāḿ gṛhāśramī
anīhayāgatāhārya-
nirvartita-nija-kriyaḥ
saḥ — he; uvāsa — dwelled; videheṣu — in the kingdom of Videha; mithilāyām — in the city of Mithilā; gṛha-āśramī — as a member of the regulated order of family life; anīhayā — without endeavor; āgata — came to him; āhārya — by food and other means of sustenance; nirvartita — carried out; nija — his; kriyaḥ — obligations.