*ऋषय ऊचुः किमर्थं तद्वनं दग्धम् आपवस्य महात्मनः । कार्तवीर्येण विक्रम्य सूत प्रब्रूहि तत्त्वतः
*ṛṣaya ūcuḥ kimarthaṃ tadvanaṃ dagdham āpavasya mahātmanaḥ / kārtavīryeṇa vikramya sūta prabrūhi tattvataḥ
Devanagari rendered by HREEM from the edition's roman (IAST) text; the IAST is the edition's own.
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.