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Chapter 14: The Story of King Vena

Verse 34 of 44
SB 4.14.34

इत्थं व्यवसिता हन्तुमृषयो रूढमन्यवः निजघ्नुर्हुंकृतैर्वेनं हतमच्युतनिन्दया

itthaṁ vyavasitā hantum ṛṣayo rūḍha-manyavaḥ nijaghnur huṅkṛtair venaṁ hatam acyuta-nindayā

Synonyms

itthamthus; vyavasitāḥdecided; hantumto kill; ṛṣayaḥthe sages; rūḍhamanifested; manyavaḥtheir anger; nijaghnuḥthey killed; hum-kṛtaiḥby angry words or by sounds of hum; venamKing Vena; hatamdead; acyutaagainst the Supreme Personality of Godhead; nindayāby blasphemy..

Translation

The great sages, thus manifesting their covert anger, immediately decided to kill the King. King Vena was already as good as dead due to his blasphemy against the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Thus without using any weapons, the sages killed King Vena simply by high-sounding words.

Verse 34 of 44
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