यदरोदीः सुरश्रेष्ठ सोद्वेग इव बालकः ।
ततस्त्वामभिधास्यन्ति नाम्ना रुद्र इति प्रजाः ॥१०॥
Text
yad arodīḥ sura-śreṣṭha
sodvega iva bālakaḥ
tatas tvām abhidhāsyanti
nāmnā rudra iti prajāḥ
Synonyms
yat—as much as; arodīḥ—cried loudly; sura-srestha—O chief of the demigods; sa-udvegah—with great anxiety; iva—like; balakah—a boy; tatah—therefore; tvam—you; abhidhāsyanti—will call; nāmnā—by the name; rudrah—Rudra; iti—thus; prajah—people. ¶
Translation
Thereafter Brahmā said: O chief of the demigods, you shall be called by the name Rudra by all people because you have so anxiously cried. ¶