त्रस्तरूपं तु विज्ञाय जगत् सर्वं महानृषिः। नृपतिं सुव्रतो धीरो वसिष्ठो वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥
trastarūpaṃ tu vijñāya jagat sarvaṃ mahānṛṣiḥ| nṛpatiṃ suvrato dhīro vasiṣṭho vākyamabravīt||
English Meaning
And knowing that the entire universe was in trepidation, that mighty saint, the sedate Vasiştha of excellent vows, said these words to the king.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)