His preceptor, seeing him in the best of health, asked, “Upamanyu, my child, by what means you support yourself? You exceedingly plump?"
तमुपाध्यायः पीवानमपश्यदुवाच चैनं 'वत्सोपमन्यो केन! वृत्तिं कल्पयसि, पीवानसि दृढम् इति॥