विदितं ते महाराज इक्ष्वाकुकुलदैवतम् || १-७०-१६ वक्ता सर्वेषु कृत्येषु वसिष्ठो भगवानृषिः |
vishvaamitra abhyanuj~naataH saha sarvaiH mahar.hShibhiH || 1-70-17 eSha vakShyati dharmaatmaa vasiShTho me yathaa kramam | tuuShNiim bhuute dasharathe vasiShTho bhagavaan R^iShiH || 1-70-18 uvaaca vaakyam vaakyaj~no vaideham sa purodhasaam |
Translation
"Oh, exalted king Janaka, you already appreciate that this godly sage Vashishta is godlike to the bloodline of Ikshvaku-s, and in all affairs he is our internuncio... [1-70-16b, 17a]
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b,17a. mahaaraaja
oh exalted king Janaka
bhagavaan R^iSiH vasiSThaH
godly, sage, Vashishta
ikSvaakukuladaivatam
godlike to the bloodline of Ikshvaku
sarveSu kR^ityeSu
in all, the works [affairs]
vaktaa
speaker [our internuncio]
te viditam
known to you [you already appreciate.]
Chapter context
Ikshvaku's lineage detailed
38 verses · Verse 16 of 38
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