अत्र ते कथयिष्ये ऽमुम् इतिहासं पुरातनम् । पुरञ्जनस्य चरितं निबोध गदतो मम ॥ ९ ॥
atra te kathayisye 'mum
itihasam puratanam
puranjanasya caritam
nibodha gadato mama
atra-herewith; te-unto you; kathayisye-I shall speak; amum-on this subject matter; itihasam-history; puratanam-very old; puranjanasya-in the matter of Puranjana; caritam-his character; nibodha-try to understand; gadatah mama-while I am speaking.