Canto 1 - Boyhood
Bāla-kāṇḍa
Chapter 54: Śabalā Attacks King Viśvāmitra’s Army
Text 1.54.13
एवमुक्ता वसिष्ठेन प्रत्युवाच विनीतवत्।
वचनं वचनज्ञा सा ब्रह्मर्षिमतुलप्रभम्॥
evamuktā vasiṣṭhena pratyuvāca vinītavat
vacanaṁ vacanajñā sā brahmarṣimatulaprabham
evam uktā = addressed thus; vasiṣṭhena = by Vasiṣṭha; pratyuvāca = replied; vinītavat = humbly; vacanam = in the following words; vacanajñā = aware of how to speak; sā = Śabalā; brahma-rṣim = Brahmarṣi; atula-prabham = of incomparable splendor.
Addressed thus by Brahmarṣi Vasiṣṭha of incomparable splendor, Śabalā, aware of how to speak, humbly replied in the following words.