sa tasya tam dasam drstva
sudyumnasyasayan pumstvam
sah-he, Vasistha; tasya-of Sudyumna; tam-that; dasam-condition; drstva-seeing; krpaya-out of mercy; bhrsa-piditah-being very much aggrieved; sudyumnasya-of Sudyumna; asayan-desiring; pumstvam-the maleness; upadhavata-began to worship; saṅkaram-Lord Siva.