“Yatudhani said, ’The etymological explanation thou hast given me, O great ascetic, of thy name, is incomprehensible to me (in consequence of the diverse inflections the root has undergone) Do thou go and plunge into this lake of lotuses!’”

“Arundhati said, ’I always stay by the side of my husband, and hold the earth jointly with him.  I always incline my husband’s heart towards me.  I am, for these reasons called Arundhati!’

“Yatudhani said, The explanation thou hast given me of thy name is perfectly incomprehensible to me in consequence of the inflections the roots have undergone.  Go and plunge into this lake of lotuses!’

“Ganda said, ’The Ganda means a portion of the cheek.  As I have that portion a little elevated above the others, I am, O thou that hast sprung from the sacrificial fire of Saivya, called by the name of Ganda!’”

“Yatudhani said, ’The explanation which thou hast given me of thy name is perfectly incomprehensible to me in consequence of the inflections which the root has undergone.  Go and plunge into this lake of lotuses!’”

“Pasusakha said, ’I protect and tend all animals that I see, and I am always a friend to all animals.  Hence am I called Pasusakha, O thou that hast sprung from the (sacrificial) fire (of king Vrishadarbhi).’

“Yatudhani said, ’The explanation thou hast given me of thy name is perfectly incomprehensible to me in consequence of the inflections which the roots have undergone.  Go and plunge into this lake of lotuses!’”

“Sunahsakha said,[422] ’I am incapable of explaining the etymology of my name after the manner of these ascetics.  But know, O Yatudhani, that I am called by the name of Sunahsakha!’

“Yatudhani said, ’Thou hast mentioned thy name only once.  The explanation thou hast offered I have not able to catch.  Do thou, therefore, mention it again, O regenerate one!’”

“Sunahsakha said, ’Since thou hast been unable to catch my name in consequence of my having mentioned it only once, I shall strike thee with my triple stick!  Struck with it, be thou consumed into ashes without delay!’”

“Bhishma continued, ’Struck then, on the head, by the Sannyasin, with his triple stick which resembled the chastisement inflicted by a Brahmana, the Rakshasi who had sprung from the incantations of king.  Vrishadarbhi fell down on the earth and became reduced to ashes.[423] Having thus destroyed the mighty Rakshasi, Sunahsakha thrust his stick into the earth and sat himself down on a grassy plot of land.  The Rishis then, having, as they liked, plucked a number of lotuses and taken up a number of lotus-stalks, came up from the lake, filled with joy.  Throwing on the ground the heap of lotuses which they had gathered with much toil, they plunged once more into it for offering oblations of water to the Pitris.  Coming up, they proceeded to that part of the bank where they had deposited the lotus-stalks.  Reaching that spot, those foremost of men found that the stalks were nowhere to be seen.’”