namanti yat-pÄda-niketam Ätmanaḥ
Å›ivÄya hÄnÄ«ya dhanÄni Å›atravaḥ
kathaá¹ sa vÄ«raḥ Å›riyam aá¹…ga dustyajÄá¹
yuvaiá¹£atotsraá¹£á¹um aho sahÄsubhiḥ
Why did this brave young man, to whose feet enemies brought wealth and clearly bowed down for their own benefit, desire to give up such wealth, which is difficult to give up, along with his life airs?
Pada-niketam means “foot-stool.†Ha means “clearly.†Pariksit was young, not old but desired (aisata) to give up all the wealth, along with even his life airs (asubhih).
