Keepततो ग्रामेषु तत्पृष्टैः प्रोक्तं सकलजन्तुभिः ।राजा बभूव श्वपचो वर्षाण्यष्टाविहेति तैःIn plain wordsThen in the villages, when questioned about it, all the people there likewise said the same: 'A king who was a śvapaca lived here for eight years.'