TEXT 16
rohitas tad abhijnaya
pituh karma cikirsitam
prana-prepsur dhanus-panir
aranyam pratyapadyata
SYNONYMS
rohitahthe son of Hariscandra; tatthis fact; abhijnayahaving thoroughly understood; pituhof his father; karmaaction; cikirsitamwhich he was practically doing; prana-prepsuhwishing to save his life; dhanuh-panihtaking his bow and arrows; aranyamto the forest; pratyapadyataleft.
TRANSLATION
Rohita could understand that his father intended to offer him as the animal for sacrifice. Therefore, just to save himself from death, he equipped himself with bow and arrows and went to the forest.

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