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[Satananda describes the efforts and achievements of Viswamitra to Rama.]

तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा विश्वामित्रस्य धीमत:।

हृष्टरोमा महातेजाश्शतानन्दो महातपा:।।1.51.1।।

गौतमस्य सुतो ज्येष्ठस्तपसा द्योतितप्रभ:।

रामसन्दर्शनादेव परं विस्मयमागत:।।1.51.2।।

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धीमत: intellectual, तस्य विश्वामित्रस्य this Visvamitra's, तत् वचनम् that word, श्रुत्वा having heard, महातेजा: possessing great splendour, महातपा: great austerities, गौतमस्य Gautama's, ज्येष्ठ: eldest, सुत: son, तपसा with ascetism, द्योतितप्रभ: effulgent, शतानन्द: Satananda, हृष्टरोमा: thrilled, रामसन्दर्शनादेव on beholding Rama, परम् great, विस्मयम् astonishment, आगत: obtained.

Satananda the eldest son of Gautama, a great sage who looked brilliant with the power of austerities was thrilled to hear the words of Viswamitra the intellectual and experienced great astonishment on beholding Rama.