maitreyah uvaca-the great sage Maitreya continued to speak; prthoh-of King Prthu; tat-that; suktam-Vedic conclusion; akarnya-hearing; saram-very substantial; susthu-appropriate; mitam-minimized; madhu-sweet to hear; smayamanah-smiling; iva-like; pritya-out of great satisfaction; kumarah-celibate; pratyuvaca-replied; ha-thus.