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ahaṅniyamamātiṣṭhē sidhyarthaṅ puruṣarṣabha.

tasya vighnakarau dvau tu rākṣasau kāmarūpiṇau৷৷1.19.4৷৷

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puruṣarṣabha O! Best among men, aham I, sidhyartham for succesful accomplishment(of a sacrifice), niyamam religious discipline, ātiṣṭhē I shall abide, tu but, kāmarūpiṇau those assuming forms at free will, dvau two, rākṣasau rakshasas, tasya for that sacrifice, vighnakarau are creating impediments.

O best among men! for the successful completion of a sacrifice I took up a self-imposed religious observance. Two rakshasas, capable of assuming forms at will, are creating impediments to that sacrifice.