स तस्य तां दशां दृष्ट्वा कृपया भृशपीडितः ।
सुद्युम्नस्याशयन्पुंस्त्वम् उपाधावत शङ्करम् ॥ ३७ ॥
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.
Upon seeing Sudyumna's deplorable condition, Vasistha was very much aggrieved. Desiring for Sudyumna to regain his maleness, Vasistha again began to worship Lord Saṅkara [Siva].