maharsayo vai samupagata ye
prasasya sadhv ity anumodamanah
ucuh prajanugraha-sila-sara
yad uttama-sloka-gunabhirupam
maharsayah-the great sages; vai-as a matter of course; samupagatah-assembled there; ye-those who; prasasya-by praising; sadhu-quite all right; iti-thus; anumodamanah-all approving; ucuh-said; prajanugraha-doing good to the living being; sila-sarah-qualitatively powerful; yat-because; uttama-sloka-one who is praised by selected poems; guna-abhirupam-as beautiful as godly qualities.