एकदा धनुरुद्यम्य विचरन्मृगयां वने ।
मृगाननुगतः श्रान्तः क्षुधितस्तृषितो भृशम् ॥२४॥

ekadÄ dhanur udyamya
vicaran má¹›gayÄá¹ vane
má¹›gÄn anugataḥ Å›rÄntaḥ
kṣudhitas tṛṣito bhṛśam
jalÄÅ›ayam acaká¹£Äṇaḥ
praviveÅ›a tam ÄÅ›ramam
dadarÅ›a munim ÄsÄ«naá¹
Å›Äntaá¹ mÄ«lita-locanam


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One day while taking his bow and hunting in the forest, after pursuing animals, he became tired, hungry and very thirsty.

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