Canto 1 - Boyhood
Bāla-kāṇḍa
Chapter 54: Śabalā Attacks King Viśvāmitra’s Army
Text 1.54.9
एवमुक्तस्तु ब्रह्मर्षिरिदं वचनमब्रवीत्।
शोकसन्तप्तहृदयां स्वसारमिव दुःखिताम्॥
evam uktas tu brahma-rṣir idaṁ vacanam abravīt
śoka-santapta-hṛdayāṁ svasāram iva duḥkhitām
evam uktaḥ tu = addressed thus; brahma-ṛṣiḥ = Brahmarṣi Vasiṣṭha; idam = the following; vacanam = words; abravīt = spoke; śoka-santapta-hṛdayām = her heart was afflicted with distress; svasāram iva = to Śabalā as if she were his sister; duḥkhitām = and she was aggrieved.
Addressed thus, Brahmarṣi Vasiṣṭha spoke the following words to Śabalā as if she were his sister. Her heart was afflicted with distress and she was aggrieved.