O best of the Bharata race, they were pursued by many guards-men. O best of the Kuru race, the thieves, entering that hermitage, hid their booty there. Before the force (guardsmen) came up, they too hid themselves in fear. But as soon as they had concealed themselves, the guards in pursuit came to the spot. O king, the pursuers of the thieves saw the ascetic sitting in that state; and they asked him, "O excellent Brahmana, which way the thieves have gone? O Brahmana, point them to us, so that we may follow them without loss of time.”
अनुसार्यमाणा बहुभी रक्षिभिर्भरतर्षभ। ते तस्यावसथे लोखं दस्यवः कुरुसत्तम॥ निधाय च भयाल्लीनास्तत्रैवानागते बले। तेषु लीनेष्वथो शीघ्रं ततस्तद् रक्षिणां बलम्॥ आजगाम ततोऽपश्यंस्तमृषि तस्करानुगाः। तमपृच्छंस्ततो राजंस्तथावृत्तं तपोधनम्॥ कतमेन पथा याता दस्यवो द्विजसत्तम। तेन गच्छामहे ब्रह्मन् यथा शीघ्रतरं वयम्॥