Verse 16·VR 1.54.16

नियुङ्क्ष्व मां महातेजस्त्वद्ब्रह्मबलसंभृताम् | तस्य दर्पं बलं यत्नं नाशयामि दुरात्मनः || १-५४-१६

iti uktaH tu tayaa raama vasiShThaH sumahaayashaaH | sR^ijasva iti tadaa uvaaca balam para bala ardanam || 1-54-17

Translation

'Ordain me, oh, highly resplendent sage, who am replete with the power of your sagacity, and I will disprove the vanity, valour, and venture of that injudicious king for this injudicious seizure.' Thus Shabala implored the sage Vashishta. [1-54-16]

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mahaatejaH

oh highly resplendent one

tvat brahmabalasambhR^itaam

replete with your Brahma's [sagacity's] power

maam

me

niyu~NkSva

you ordain

duraatmanaH

of bad minded [injudicious king]

tasya darpam balam yatnam

his [Vishvamitra's,] vanity, valour, venture [to wean me from you]

naashayaami

I destroy [I disprove.]

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54

Sacred Cow creates forces to fight back

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