त्रैशङ्कवो हरिश्चन्द्रो विश्वामित्रवसिष्ठयो: । यन्निमित्तमभूद् युद्धं पक्षिणोर्बहुवार्षिकम् ॥ ७ ॥
traisankavo hariscandro visvamitra-vasisthayoh yan-nimittam abhud yuddham paksinor bahu-varsikam
- traisankavah
- the son of Trisanku
- hariscandrah
- by the name Hariscandra
- visvamitra-vasisthayoh
- between Visvamitra and Vasistha
- yat-nimittam
- because of Hariscandra
- abhut
- there was
- yuddham
- a great fight
- paksinoh
- both of whom had been converted into birds
- bahu-varsikam
- for many years.
The son of Trisanku was Hariscandra. Because of Hariscandra there was a quarrel between Visvamitra and Vasistha, who for many years fought one another, having been transformed into birds.