परिधूनं विवर्णं च पतमानं तमब्रवीत्। मोघमस्त्रं न शक्यं तु ब्राह्मं कर्तुं तदुच्यताम्॥
paridhūnaṃ vivarṇaṃ ca patamānaṃ tamabravīt| moghamastraṃ na śakyaṃ tu brāhmaṃ kartuṃ taducyatām||
English Meaning
And he spoke to him, greatly famished, of a pale countenance and lying on the earth, It is impossible to render this Brahma weapon fruitless. Therefore, do you speak (as to what is to be done).
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)