ते हि पुत्राः कृशाश्वस्य प्रजापतिसुतोपमाः । एनमन्वचरन् वीरा दीप्तिमन्तो महौजसः ॥ १८ ॥
tē hi putrāḥ kṛśāśvasya prajāpatisutōpamāḥ | ēnamanvacaran vīrā dīptimantō mahaujasaḥ || 18 ||
Translation
"For they are the sons of Kṛśāśva, like the sons of Prajāpati, heroes, shining and of great power, and they follow him.
Word by word
- tē
- they
- hi
- for
- putrāḥ
- the sons
- kṛśāśvasya
- of Kṛśāśva
- prajāpati
- of Prajāpati
- suta
- the sons
- upamāḥ
- like
- ēnam
- him
- anvacaran
- follow
- vīrā
- (vīrāḥ) heroes
- dīptimantō
- (dīptimantaḥ) shining
- mahaujasaḥ
- of great power
Meaning
The weapons serve Viśvāmitra like attendants, as both translations put it.