Shloka 20.28Unverified draft

इति नरपतिजल्पनाद्द्विजेन्द्रं कुशिकसुतं सुमहान्विवेश मन्यु:। सुहुत इव मखेऽग्निराज्यसिक्त स्समभवदुज्ज्वलितो महर्षिवह्नि:।।1.20.27।।

Meaning

At the king's incongruous speech, great anger entered the foremost brahmin, son of Kushika, and that sage blazed up like sacrificial fire fed with ghee.

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
iti nara-pati-jalpanātइति नर-पति-जल्पनात्by this prattling of the kingAblative singular
dvija-indram kuśika-sutamद्विज-इन्द्रम् कुशिक-सुतम्into the lord of Brahmins, the son of KushikaAccusative singular
su-mahān viveśa manyuḥसु-महान् विवेश मन्युःa very great wrath enteredVerb (aorist)
su-hutaḥ iva makhe agniḥसु-हुतः इव मखे अग्निःlike a well-fed fire in a sacrificeNominative singular
ājya-siktaḥ samabhavat ujjvalitaḥआज्य-सिक्तः समभवत् उज्ज्वलितःsprinkled with ghee, became blazingVerb (imperfect)
mahā-ṛṣi-vahniḥमहा-ऋषि-वह्निःthe fire of the great sageNominative singular

Reference: 1.20.28 · Bāla Kāṇḍa