Canto 1 - Boyhood
Bāla-kāṇḍa
Chapter 56: King Viśvāmitra Decides to Become a Brāhmaṇa
Text 1.56.2
ब्रह्मदण्डं समुत्क्षिप्य कालदण्डमिवापरम्।
वसिष्ठो भगवान्क्रोधादिदं वचनमब्रवीत्॥
brahma-daṇḍaṁ samutkṣipya kāla-daṇḍam ivāparam
vasiṣṭho bhagavān krodhād idaṁ vacanam abravīt
brahma-daṇḍam = his brahminical staff; samutkṣipya = raised and; kāla-daṇḍam iva aparam = that resembled a second staff of yamarāja; vasiṣṭhaḥ = Vasiṣṭha; bhagavān = the powerful; krodhāt = in anger; idam = the following; vacanam = words; abravīt = and spoke.
The powerful Vasiṣṭha raised his brahminical staff that resembled a second staff of Yamarāja and spoke the following words in anger.