अभिवाद्य वसिष्ठं च न्यायतः प्रतिपूज्य च। अब्रवीत् प्रश्रितं वाक्यं प्रसवार्थं द्विजोत्तमम्॥
abhivādya vasiṣṭhaṃ ca nyāyataḥ pratipūjya ca| abravīt praśritaṃ vākyaṃ prasavārthaṃ dvijottamam||
English Meaning
Having saluted Vasiştha and duly paid him homage, he humbly spoke to that best of twiceborn ones, with the intention of having offspring.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)