अत ऊर्ध्वं स तत्याज स्त्रीसुखं कर्मणाप्रजाः ।
वसिष्ठस्तदनुज्ञातो मदयन्त्यां प्रजामधात् ॥ ३८ ॥
stri-sukham karmanaprajah
atah-in this way; urdhvam-in the near future; sah-he, the King; tatyaja-gave up; stri-sukham-the happiness of sexual intercourse; karmana-by destiny; aprajah-remained sonless; vasisthah-the great saint Vasistha; tat-anujnatah-being permitted by the King to beget a son; madayantyam-in the womb of Madayanti, King Saudasa's wife; prajam-a child; adhat-begot.
After being thus instructed, the King gave up the future happiness of sexual intercourse and by destiny remained sonless. Later, with the King's permission, the great saint Vasistha begot a child in the womb of Madayanti.