About this time, longlived as the prince was, he died of starvation. The Rishis named, afflicted with hunger, approached the dead prince and sat encircling him.
अस्मिन् कालेऽथ सोऽल्पायुर्दिष्टान्तमगमत् प्रभुः। ते तं क्षुधाभिसंतप्ताः परिवार्योपतस्थिरे॥