Shloka 55.5-6Unverified draft
दृष्ट्वा निषूदितं सैन्यं वसिष्ठेन महात्मना। विश्वामित्रसुतानां च शतं नानाविधायुधम्।।1.55.5।। अभ्यधावत्सुसङ्कृद्धं वसिष्ठं जपतां वरम्। हुङ्कारेणैव तान् सर्वान् ददाह भगवान् ऋषि:।।1.55.6।।
Meaning
Seeing their army destroyed by the great-souled Vashishtha, a hundred sons of Vishvamitra, armed with weapons of every kind, rushed furiously at Vashishtha, foremost of those who murmur prayer; but the venerable sage burned them all to ashes with a mere sound of 'hum.'
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
Shloka 1.55.5
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| dṛṣṭvā niṣūditam sainyam | दृष्ट्वा निषूदितम् सैन्यम् | seeing his army slain | Gerund / Accusative / Accusative |
| vasiṣṭhena mahā-ātmanā | वसिष्ठेन महा-आत्मना | by the great-souled Vasishtha | Instrumental singular |
| vishvāmitra-sutānām ca | विस्ह्वामित्र-सुतानाम् च | and of the sons of Vishvamitra | Genitive plural / Adverbial |
| śatam nānā-vidha-āyudham | शतम् नाना-विध-आयुधम् | a hundred, armed with various weapons | Accusative / Accusative |
Shloka 1.55.6
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| abhyadhāvat su-saṃkṇddham | अभ्यधावत् सु-संक्ण्द्धम् | rushed, greatly enraged | Verb (imperfect) / Accusative |
| vasiṣṭham japatām varam | वसिष्ठम् जपताम् वरम् | at Vasishtha, the best of those who recite | Accusative / Genitive plural / Accusative |
| huṅkāreṇa eva tān sarvān | हुङ्कारेण एव तान् सर्वान् | with a mere 'hum' sound, all of them | Instrumental / Adverbial / Accusative plural / Accusative plural |
| dadāha bhagavān ṇṣiḥ | ददाह भगवान् ण्षिः | the blessed sage burned | Verb (perfect) / Nominative / Nominative |
Reference: 1.55.5-6 · Bāla Kāṇḍa