श्रीवाल्मीकिरुवाच । तच्छ्रुत्वा राजसिंहस्य वाक्यमद्भुतविस्तरम् । हृष्टरोमा महातेजा विश्वामित्रोऽभ्यभाषत ॥ १ ॥
śrīvālmīkiruvāca | tacchrutvā rājasiṁhasya vākyamadbhutavistaram | hṛṣṭarōmā mahātējā viśvāmitrō’bhyabhāṣata || 1 ||
Translation
Śrī Vālmīki said: Hearing those words of the lion among kings, so wonderful in their fullness, Viśvāmitra of great splendour, his hair standing on end with delight, replied:
Word by word
- śrī
- Śrī
- vālmīkiḥ
- Vālmīki
- uvāca
- said
- tat
- those
- śrutvā
- hearing
- rāja
- among kings
- siṁhasya
- of the lion
- vākyam
- words
- adbhuta
- wonderful
- vistaram
- in their fullness
- hṛṣṭa
- standing on end with delight
- rōmā
- his hair
- mahātējā
- (mahātejāḥ) of great splendour
- viśvāmitrō
- (viśvāmitraḥ) Viśvāmitra
- abhyabhāṣata
- replied
Meaning
The king has promised anything at all (1.6.52–54). The sage is thrilled, and now names his request.