dvav ekam va yatha buddhir
caret-should remain; vane-in the forest; dvadasa-abdan-twelve years; astau-for eight years; va-either; caturah-four years; munih-a saintly, thoughtful man; dvau-two; ekam-one; va-either; yatha-as well as; buddhih-intelligence; na-not; vipadyeta-bewildered; krcchratah-because of hard austerities.