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मैत्रेय उवाच
विजिताश्वो ऽधिराजासीत् पृथुपुत्रः पृथुश्रवाः ।
यवीयोभ्यो ऽददात्काष्ठा भ्रातृभ्यो भ्रातृवत्सलः ॥ १ ॥
 
maitreya uvaca
vijitasvo 'dhirajasit
prthu-putrah prthu-sravah
yaviyobhyo 'dadat kastha
bhratrbhyo bhratr-vatsalah
maitreyah uvaca-Maitreya continued to speak; vijitasvah-of the name Vijitasva; adhiraja-the emperor; asit-became; prthu-putrah-the son of Maharaja Prthu; prthu-sravah-of great activities; yaviyobhyah-unto the younger brothers; adadat-offered; kasthah-different directions; bhratrbhyah-unto the brothers; bhratr-vatsalah-very affectionate to the brothers.