विप्रस्थितेषु देवेषु विश्वामित्रो महामुनि:।
ऊर्ध्वबाहुर्निरालम्बो वायुभक्षस्तपश्चरन्।।1.63.23।।
ऊर्ध्वबाहुर्निरालम्बो वायुभक्षस्तपश्चरन्।।1.63.23।।
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देवेषु when devatas, विप्रस्थितेषु सत्सु after having departed, महामुनि: mighty ascetic, विश्वामित्र: Visvamitra, ऊर्ध्वबाहु: with arms raised upwards, निरालम्ब: without support, वायुभक्ष: subsisting on air, तपश्चरन् while performimg.
देवेषु when devatas, विप्रस्थितेषु सत्सु after having departed, महामुनि: mighty ascetic, विश्वामित्र: Visvamitra, ऊर्ध्वबाहु: with arms raised upwards, निरालम्ब: without support, वायुभक्ष: subsisting on air, तपश्चरन् while performimg.
After the departure of the gods, mighty ascetic Viswamitra raised his arms up, stood without support, subsisting on air, continuing with his austerities.