Shloka 55.20Unverified draft
विवर्धमानो वीर्येण समुद्र इव पर्वणि। हतमेव तदा मेने वसिष्ठमृषिसत्तमम्।।1.55.20।।
Meaning
Swelling with vigor like the ocean at the full moon, he then deemed Vashishtha, foremost of sages, as already slain.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| vivardhamānaḥ vīryeṇa | विवर्धमानः वीर्येण | growing in valor | Nominative participle / Instrumental |
| samudra iva parvaṇi | समुद्र इव पर्वणि | like the ocean at the full moon | Nominative / Comparative / Locative |
| hatam eva tadā mene | हतम् एव तदा मेने | then considered as already slain | Accusative / Adverbial / Adverbial / Verb (perfect, middle) |
| vasiṣṭham ṇṣi-sattamam | वसिष्ठम् ण्षि-सत्तमम् | Vasishtha, the best of sages | Accusative singular (x2) |
Reference: 1.55.20 · Bāla Kāṇḍa