Verse 23 of 28
SB 9.5.23
संवत्सरो ऽत्यगात्तावद्यावता नागतो गतः मुनिस्तद्दर्शनाकांक्षो राजाब्भक्षो बभूव ह
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; āgataḥ—returned; gataḥ—Durvāsā Muni, who had left that place; muniḥ—the great sage; tat-darśana-ākāṅkṣaḥ—desiring to see him again; rājā—the King; ap-bhakṣaḥ—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.
Verse 23 of 28