Dasakam 018 - Sloka 05

विख्यात: पृथुरिति तापसोपदिष्टै: सूताद्यै: परिणुतभाविभूरिवीर्य: ।

वेनार्त्या कबलितसम्पदं धरित्री- माक्रान्तां निजधनुषा समामकार्षी: ॥५॥

Vikhyātaḥ pṛthuriti tāpasopadiṣṭaiḥ

Sūtādyaiḥ pariṇutabhāvibhūrivīryaḥ ।

Venārtyā kabalitasampadaṁ dharitri-

mākrāntāṁ nijadhanuṣā samāmakārṣīḥ ॥5॥

விக்ஹ்யாத: ப்ருதுரிதி தாபஸோபதிஷ்டை:

ஸூதாத்யை: பரிநுதபாவிபூரிவீர்ய: ।

வேனார்த்யா கபலிதஸம்பதம் தரித்ரீ-

மாக்ராந்தாம் நிஜதனுஷா ஸமாமகார்ஷீ: ॥5॥

विख्यात: पृथु-इतिfamous as Prithuतापस-उपदिष्टै:thus being advised by the great sagesसूत-आद्यै:the minstrels and othersपरिणुत-भावि-भूरि-वीर्य:sang in praise of Thy future achievementsवेन-आर्त्याtormented by Venaकबलित-सम्पदं धरित्रीम्-the earth who had withdrawn her resources into her interiorआक्रान्ताम् निज-धनुषाwas attacked by Thy arrowसमाम्-अकार्षी(and was) made even

This was the famous incarnation of Thee as Prithu, the sages declared thus. The minstrels and others sang in praise of Thy future achievements. The Earth who had withdrawn all her resources into her interior because of the oppression of Vena, was attacked by Thy bow and arrow, and was made to yield back the resources.