Shloka 55.8Unverified draft
दृष्ट्वा विनाशितान् पुत्रान् बलं च सुमहायशा:। सव्रीडश्चिन्तयाऽविष्टो विश्वामित्रोऽभवत्तदा।।1.55.8।।
Meaning
Seeing his sons and his army destroyed, the greatly renowned Vishvamitra was overcome with shame and consumed by anxious thought.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| dṛṣṭvā vināśitān putrān | दृष्ट्वा विनाशितान् पुत्रान् | seeing his sons destroyed | Gerund / Accusative plural / Accusative plural |
| balam ca su-mahā-yaśāḥ | बलम् च सु-महा-यशाः | and his army, of very great renown | Accusative / Adverbial / Nominative |
| sa-vrīḍaḥ cintayā āviṣṭaḥ | स-व्रीडः चिन्तया आविष्टः | ashamed, possessed by anxious thought | Nominative / Instrumental / Nominative |
| vishvāmitraḥ abhavat tadā | विस्ह्वामित्रः अभवत् तदा | Vishvamitra then became | Nominative / Verb (imperfect) / Adverbial |
Reference: 1.55.8 · Bāla Kāṇḍa