आज्ञायास्यै सपत्नीभिर् गरो दत्तो ऽन्धसा सह ।
सह तेनैव सञ्जातः सगराख्यो महायशाः ।
सगरश्चक्रवर्त्यासीत् सागरो यत्सुतैः कृतः ॥ ४ ॥
ajnaya-knowing (this); asyai-unto that pregnant queen; sapatnibhih-by the co-wives of the wife of Bahuka; garah-poison; dattah-was given; andhasa saha-with her food; saha tena-with that poison; eva-also; sanjatah-was born; sagara-akhyah-by the name Sagara; maha-yasah-having a great reputation; sagarah-King Sagara; cakravarti-the emperor; asit-became; sagarah-the place known as Gaṅgasagara; yat-sutaih-by the sons of whom; krtah-was excavated.
Knowing that she was pregnant, the co-wives of the wife of Bahuka conspired to give her poison with her food, but it did not act. Instead, the son was born along with the poison. Therefore he became famous as Sagara ["one who is born with poison"]. Sagara later became the emperor. The place known as Gaṅgasagara was excavated by his sons.