Shloka 55.24Unverified draft
वसिष्ठस्याश्रमपदं शून्यमासीन्महात्मन:। मुहूर्तमिव निश्शब्दमासीदिरिणसन्निभम्।।1.55.24।।
Meaning
The hermitage-ground of the great-souled Vashishtha became empty; for a moment it was silent as a barren waste.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| vasiṣṭhasya āśrama-padam | वसिष्ठस्य आश्रम-पदम् | the hermitage site of the great-souled one | Genitive / Nominative |
| śūnyam āsīt mahā-ātmanaḥ | शून्यम् आसीत् महा-आत्मनः | became empty, of the great-souled one | Nominative / Verb (imperfect) / Genitive |
| muhūrtam iva niśśabdam | मुहूर्तम् इव निश्शब्दम् | for a moment, as if silent | Accusative / Comparative / Nominative |
| āsīt iriṇa-sannibham | आसीत् इरिण-सन्निभम् | became, resembling a barren wasteland | Verb (imperfect) / Nominative |
Reference: 1.55.24 · Bāla Kāṇḍa