अहं धर्मं समातिष्ठे सिद्ध्यर्थं पुरुषर्षभ । तस्य विघ्नकरा घोरा राक्षसा मम संस्थिताः ॥ ४ ॥
ahaṁ dharmaṁ samātiṣṭhē siddhyarthaṁ puruṣarṣabha | tasya vighnakarā ghōrā rākṣasā mama saṁsthitāḥ || 4 ||
Translation
"I am performing a rite of dharma for a certain attainment, bull among men, and terrible demons have set themselves up to obstruct it.
Word by word
- ahaṁ
- I
- dharmaṁ
- a rite of dharma
- samātiṣṭhē
- am performing
- siddhi
- a certain attainment
- arthaṁ
- for
- puruṣa
- among men
- ṛṣabha
- (ṛṣabha) bull
- tasya
- it
- vighna
- to obstruct
- karā
- (karāḥ) making
- ghōrā
- (ghorāḥ) terrible
- rākṣasā
- (rākṣasāḥ) demons
- mama
- my
- saṁsthitāḥ
- have set themselves up
Meaning
The "attainment" (siddhi) is the fruit of his sacrifice.