Verse 17·VR 1.56.17

ब्रह्मास्त्रं ग्रसमानस्य वसिष्ठस्य महात्मनः | त्रैलोक्यमोहनं रौद्रं रूपमासीत् सुदारुणम् || १-५६-१७

roma kuupeShu sarveShu vasiShThasya mahaatmanaH | mariicya iva niShpetuH agneH dhuuma aakula arciShaH || 1-56-18

Translation

The appearance of that great-souled Vashishta became appallingly perplexing when he is finishing off that Brahma missile as if to surely petrify the Tri-world. [1-56-17]

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brahmaastram grasamaanasya

while being finished off Brahma missile

mahaatmanaH vasiSThasya ruupam

appearance of great-souled Vashishta

trailokyamohanam

perplexing for Tri-worlds

raudram

appalling

sudaaruNam aasiit

it became surely petrifying.

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56

Vashishtha nullifies Vishvamitra's missiles

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