स: he (the king), महात्मन: illustrious, सर्वानेव all, गुरो: सुतान् sons of spiritual guide, अभिगम्य having approached, आनुपूर्व्येण in the order of the age, अभिवाद्य having paid obeisance, ह्रिया in humility, किञ्चित् a little, अवाङ्मुख: bowing down his face, कृताञ्जलि: with folded palms, सर्वानेव all those, (सु)महाभागान् distinguished ones, अब्रवीत् spoke.

The king, having approached all the illustrious sons of his spiritual guide, paid obeisance to them in order of seniority. Bowing down his face in humility and with folded palms, he addressed all those distinguished sons of Vasishta saying: