एष विग्रहवान् धर्म एष वीर्यवतां वरः । एष बुद्ध्याऽधिको लोके तपसां च परायणम् ॥ १४ ॥
ēṣa vigrahavān dharma ēṣa vīryavatāṁ varaḥ | ēṣa buddhyā’dhikō lōkē tapasāṁ ca parāyaṇam || 14 ||
Translation
"He is dharma in bodily form; he is the best of the mighty; he surpasses the world in understanding, and he is the highest abode of austerities.
Word by word
- ēṣa
- he
- vigrahavān
- in bodily form
- dharma
- (dharmaḥ) dharma
- vīryavatāṁ
- of the mighty
- varaḥ
- the best
- buddhyā
- in understanding
- adhikō
- (adhikaḥ) surpasses
- lōkē
- the world
- tapasāṁ
- of austerities
- ca
- and
- parāyaṇam
- the highest abode
Meaning
Vasiṣṭha now praises Viśvāmitra, his old rival. Here, at least, the two sages are one.