तत: thereafter, स:नरेन्द्र: that king, हृदयप्रिया: dearer to his heart, ता:पत्नी: his wives, गत्वा reaching, अहम् I, सुतकारणात् in order to obtain sons, यक्ष्ये I shall perform sacrifice, दीक्षाम् religious discipline, विशत you may enter, उवाच said.

Thereafter the king said to his dearest wives: "I intend to perform a sacrifice in order to obtain sons. Therefore, you, too, commence religious discipline."