Canto 1 - Boyhood
Bāla-kāṇḍa
Chapter 48: Gautama Curses Ahalyā
Text 1.48.17
स चेह तप आतिष्ठदहल्यासहितः पुरा।
वर्षपूगाननेकांश्च राजपुत्र महायशः॥
sa ceha tapa ātiṣṭhad ahalyā-sahitaḥ purā
varṣa-pūgān anekāṁś ca rāja-putra mahā-yaśaḥ
saḥ ca iha = here; tapaḥ ātiṣṭhat = the sage Gautama.performed austerities; ahalyā-sahitaḥ = with Ahalyā; purā = formerly; varṣa-pūgān anekān ca = for many years; rāja-putra = O prince; mahā-yaśaḥ = of great fame.
O prince of great fame, the sage Gautama formerly performed austerities here with Ahalyā for many years.