एवमुक्त्वा महातेजाः पुष्करेषु महामुनिः। तप उग्रं दुराधर्षं तेपे मूलफलाशनः॥
evamuktvā mahātejāḥ puṣkareṣu mahāmuniḥ| tapa ugraṃ durādharṣaṃ tepe mūlaphalāśanaḥ||
English Meaning
Having said this, that exceedingly energetic and mighty Muni (Ascetic) began to perform terrible austerities, subsisting on fruits and roots.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)