Canto 1 - Boyhood
Bāla-kāṇḍa
Chapter 42: Bhagīratha’s Austerities for Gaṅgā’s Descent
Text 1.42.8
दिलीपस् तु महातेजा यज्ञैर्बहुभिरिष्टवान्।
त्रिंशद्वर्षसहस्राणि राजा राज्यमकारयत्॥
dilīpas tu mahā-tejā yajñair bahubhir iṣṭavān
triṁśad varṣa-sahasrāṇi rājā rājyam akārayat
dilīpaḥ tu = Dilīpa; mahā-tejāḥ = of great prowess; yajñaiḥ = sacrifices; bahubhiḥ = through several; iṣṭavān = worshiping [the Supreme Lord]; triṁśat vaṛṣa-sahasrāṇi = for 30,000 years; rājā = king; rājyam akārayat = rules his kingdom for
King Dilīpa of great prowess ruled his kingdom for 30,000 years, worshipping [the Supreme Lord] through several sacrifices.