Verse 3·VR 1.39.3

तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा कौतूहलसमन्वितः | विश्वामित्रस्तु काकुत्स्थमुवाच प्रहसन्निव || १-३९-३ श्रूयतां विस्तरो राम सगरस्य महात्मनः |

tasya tat vacanam shrutvaa kautuuhala samanvitaH | vishvaamitraH tu kaakutstham uvaaca prahasanniva || 1-39-3 shruuyataam vistaro raama sagarasya mahaatmanaH |

Translation

On listening the words of Rama that are inclusive of his inquisitiveness, Sage Vishvamitra smilingly spoke to that descendent of Kakutstha, "oh, Rama, let the episode of the great-souled Sagara be listened vividly." Vishvamitra thus commenced to narrate that episode. [1-39-3, 4a]

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, 4a. tasya tat vacanam

his - Rama's, that, sentence

kautuuhalasamanvitaH

inclusive of inquisitiveness

shrutvaa

on listening

vishvaamitraH tu

Vishvamitra, \t\t\ton his part

kaakutstham

to the descendent of Kakutstha

prahasan iva uvaaca

said as though smiling

mahaatmanaH \t\t\tsagarasya

of great-souled one, Sagara's; episode

vistaraH \t\t\tshruuyataam

vividly, may be listened

raama

oh Rama.

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39

Sagara's sons dig the earth in search of the ritual horse

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