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Chapter 14: The Story of King Vena

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SB 4.14.5

एवं मदान्ध उत्सिक्तो निरंकुश इव द्विपः पर्यटन्रथमास्थाय कम्पयन्निव रोदसी

evaṁ madāndha utsikto niraṅkuśa iva dvipaḥ paryaṭan ratham āsthāya kampayann iva rodasī

Synonyms

evamthus; mada-andhaḥbeing blind with power; utsiktaḥproud; niraṅkuśaḥuncontrolled; ivalike; dvipaḥan elephant; paryaṭantraveling; rathama chariot; āsthāyahaving mounted; kampayancausing to tremble; ivaindeed; rodasīthe sky and earth..

Translation

When he became overly blind due to his opulences, King Vena mounted a chariot and, like an uncontrolled elephant, began to travel through the kingdom causing the sky and earth to tremble wherever he went.

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