अन्वयः
तदा then, साश्वरथपादाता: together with horses, chariots and footsoldiers, ते विश्वामित्रसुता: those sons of Visvamitra, महात्मना by the magnanimous, वसिष्ठेन by Vasishta, मुहूर्तेन in a moment, भस्मीकृता: were reduced to ashes.
M N Dutt
In a moment, Viśvāmitra's sons together with horse and car and foot were reduced to ashes by the high-souled Vasistha.
Summary
Then one hundred sons of Viswamitra together with their horses, chariots and foot soldiers were reduced to ashes in a moment by the powerful Vasishta.
पदच्छेदः
| ते | तद् (१.३) |
| साश्वरथपादाता | स (अव्ययः)–अश्व–रथ–पादात (१.३) |
| वसिष्ठेन | वसिष्ठ (३.१) |
| महात्मना | महात्मन् (३.१) |
| भस्मीकृता | भस्मीकृत (√भस्मी-कृ + क्त, १.३) |
| मुहूर्तेन | मुहूर्त (३.१) |
| विश्वामित्रसुतास् | विश्वामित्र–सुत (१.३) |
| तदा | तदा (अव्ययः) |
छन्दोविश्लेषणम्
| १ | २ | ३ | ४ | ५ | ६ | ७ | ८ |
|---|
| ते | सा | श्व | र | थ | पा | दा | ता |
| व | सि | ष्ठे | न | म | हा | त्म | ना |
| भ | स्मी | कृ | ता | मु | हू | र्ते | न |
| वि | श्वा | मि | त्र | सु | ता | स्त | दा |