etesam kavir mahavirah savana iti traya asann urdhva-retasas ta atma-
vidyayam arbha-bhavad arabhya krta-paricayah paramahamsyam
evasramam abhajan.
etesam-of these; kavih-Kavi; mahavirah-Mahavira; savanah-Savana; iti-thus; trayah-three; asan-were; urdhva-retasah-completely celibate; te-they; atma-vidyayam-in transcendental knowledge; arbha-bhavat-from childhood; arabhya-beginning; krta-paricayah-very well versed; paramahamsyam-of the highest spiritual perfection of human life; eva-certainly; asramam-the order; abhajan-executed.