Canto 1 - Boyhood
Bāla-kāṇḍa
Chapter 51: King Viśvāmitra Arrives at Vasiṣṭha’s Āśrama
Text 1.51.20
विश्वामित्रो महातेजाः पालयामास मेदिनीम्।
बहुवर्षसहस्राणि राजा राज्यमकारयत्॥
viśvāmitro mahā-tejāḥ pālayām āsa medinīm
bahu-varṣa-sahasrāṇi rājā rājyam akārayat
viśvāmitraḥ = Viśvāmitra; mahā-tejāḥ = of great prowess; pālayām āsa medinīm = protected the earth; bahu-varṣa-sahasrāṇi = for several thousands of years; rājā = as a king; rājyam akārayat = he ruled his kingdom.
Viśvāmitra of great prowess protected the earth. As a king, he ruled his kingdom for several thousands of years.