Shloka 13

Adhyaya 9 — Vasiṣṭha and Viśvāmitra’s Mutual Curse: The Āḍi–Baka Battle and Brahmā’s Pacification

Sanskrit

योजनानां सहस्रे द्वे प्रमाणेनाडिरुच्छ्रितः ।

यन्नवत्यधिकं ब्रह्मन् ! सहस्रत्रितयं बकः ॥

Transliteration

yojanānāṃ sahasre dve pramāṇenāḍir ucchritaḥ / yan navaty-adhikaṃ brahman sahasra-tritayaṃ bakaḥ

Translation

आडिः प्रमाणतः सहस्रद्वय-योजन-उच्छ्रितोऽभवत्; बकश्च, हे ब्राह्मण, त्रिसहस्र-योजन-उच्छ्रितः नवत्यान्वितश्च।

Speakers

• The Birds (Dharmapakṣīs) narrating (addressing a brāhman within the frame)

Key Themes

• Purāṇic cosmological scale
• Mythic species and measures
• Magnitude as narrative emphasis
• Frame-story instruction