TEXT 8
duhitus tad vacah srutva
saryatir jata-sadhvasah
munim prasadayam asa
valmikantarhitam sanaih
SYNONYMS
duhituh—of his daughter; tat vacah—that statement; srutva—after hearing; saryatih—King Saryati; jata-sadhvasah—becoming afraid; munim—unto Cyavana Muni; prasadayam asa—tried to appease; valmika-antarhitam—who was sitting within the hole of the earthworm; sanaih—gradually.
TRANSLATION
After hearing this statement by his daughter, King Saryati was very much afraid. In various ways, he tried to appease Cyavana Muni, for it was he who sat within the hole of the earthworm.

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