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Chapter 20: Conversation Between Maitreya and Vidura

Verse 33 of 53
SB 3.20.33

वितर्कयन्तो बहुधा तां सन्ध्यां प्रमदाकृतिम् अभिसम्भाव्य विश्रम्भात्पर्यपृच्छन्कुमेधसः

vitarkayanto bahudhā tāṁ sandhyāṁ pramadākṛtim abhisambhāvya viśrambhāt paryapṛcchan kumedhasaḥ

Synonyms

vitarkayantaḥindulging in speculations; bahudhāvarious kinds; tāmher; sandhyāmthe evening twilight; pramadāa young woman; ākṛtimin the form of; abhisambhāvyatreating with great respect; viśrambhātfondly; paryapṛcchanquestioned; kumedhasaḥwicked-minded..

Translation

Indulging in various speculations about the evening twilight, which appeared to them endowed with the form of a young woman, the wicked-minded asuras treated her with respect and fondly spoke to her as follows.

Verse 33 of 53
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