अद्य now, स्ववृत्त्या natural manner, यथा तथा as usual, वर्तयतः maintaining, मम myself, तस्मिन् on that, शैलमुख्ये great mountain, ऋश्यमूके on Rishyamuka, चिरम् for a long time, निवासः residence, श्रेयः is better, मन्ये I think, इमम् him, निहत्य killing, त्रिदिवस्य even heaven, लाभः attainment, न not.

'I now feel dwelling long on the great mountain Rishyamuka as usual and somehow eking out a livelihood is preferable to attaining heaven as a sequel to the death of my brother.