Canto 1 - Boyhood
Bāla-kāṇḍa
Chapter 66: The History of Lord Śiva’s bow
Text 1.66.18
ततः सर्वे नृपतयः समेत्य मुनिपुङ्गव।
मिथिलामभ्युपागम्य वीर्यजिज्ञासवस्तदा॥
tataḥ sarve nṛ-patayaḥ sametya muni-puṅgava
mithilām abhyupāgamya vīrya-jijñāsavas tadā
tataḥ = then; sarve = all; nṛ-patayaḥ = of the kings; sametya = got together; muni-puṅgava = O best of sages; mithilām = Mithilā; abhyupāgamya = approached; vīrya-jijñāsavaḥ tadā = and became desirous of knowing the strength of that bow.
O best of sages, then all of the kings got together, approached Mithilā and became desirous of knowing the strength of that bow.