Text 23

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saṁvatsaro ‘tyagāt tāvad
yāvatā nāgato gataḥ
munis tad-darśanākāṅkṣo
rājāb-bhakṣo babhūva ha

Synonyms

saṁvatsaraḥ—one complete year; atyagāt—passed; tāvat—as long as; yāvatā—so long; na—not; agatah—returned; gatah—Durvāsā Muni, who had left that place; muniḥ—the great sage; tat-darsana-ākāṅkṣaḥ—desiring to see him again; raja—the King; ap-bhaksah—taking only water; babhūva—remained; ha—indeed. 

Translation

Durvāsā Muni had left the place of Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, and as long as he had not returned—for one complete year—the King had fasted, maintaining himself simply by drinking water. 

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