यक्ष्यमाणो ऽथ शर्यातिश् च्यवनस्याश्रमं गतः ।
ददर्श दुहितुः पार्श्वे पुरुषं सूर्यवर्चसम् ॥ १८ ॥
yaksyamanah-desiring to perform a yajna; atha-thus; saryatih-King Saryati; cyavanasya-of Cyavana Muni; asramam-to the residence; gatah-having gone; dadarsa-he saw; duhituh-of his daughter; parsve-by the side; purusam-a man; surya-varcasam-beautiful and effulgent like the sun.
Thereafter, King Saryati, desiring to perform a sacrifice, went to the residence of Cyavana Muni. There he saw by the side of his daughter a very beautiful young man, as bright as the sun.