SanskritIASTMeaning
ततः अग्निं खाण्डवं दग्धुम् आयान्तं दृष्टवान् ऋषिःtataḥ agniṃ khāṇḍavaṃ dagdhum āyāntaṃ dṛṣṭavān ṛṣiḥthen the sage saw the fire coming to burn Khandava,
मन्दपालः चरन् तस्मिन् वने लपितया सहmandapālaḥ caran tasmin vane lapitayā sahaMandapala, wandering in that forest together with Lapita;
तं संकल्पं विदित्वा अस्य ज्ञात्वा पुत्रान् च बालकान्taṃ saṃkalpaṃ viditvā asya jñātvā putrān ca bālakānknowing that intent of his [Agni's], and remembering his little sons,
सः अभितुष्टाव विप्रर्षिः ब्राह्मणः जातवेदसम्saḥ abhituṣṭāva viprarṣiḥ brāhmaṇaḥ jātavedasamthat brahmin sage praised Jatavedas [Agni],
पुत्रान् परिददत् भीतः लोकपालं महौजसम्putrān paridadat bhītaḥ lokapālaṃ mahaujasamentrusting his sons, afraid, to the mighty guardian of the world;
ततोtatooriginal form "tato", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽग्निं'gniṃoriginal form "'gniṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मन्दपालश्mandapālaśoriginal form "mandapālaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चरंस्caraṃsoriginal form "caraṃs", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विदित्वास्यviditvāsyaoriginal form "viditvāsya", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पुत्रांश्putrāṃśoriginal form "putrāṃś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सोsooriginal form "so", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽभितुष्टाव'bhituṣṭāvaoriginal form "'bhituṣṭāva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विप्रर्षिर्viprarṣiroriginal form "viprarṣir", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ब्राह्मणोbrāhmaṇooriginal form "brāhmaṇo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
परिददद्paridadadoriginal form "paridadad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भीतोbhītooriginal form "bhīto", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Here even a neglectful father remembers his children in the hour of danger. It is telling that Mandapala, who had earlier abandoned his sons, now cares for their deliverance: peril awakens a love that had lain dormant. Here it becomes clear that in extremity a person turns to God [Agni] for the sake of a child. So the scripture reveals a father's fear; and by praise he will seek protection for his sons.