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Chapter 17: Mahārāja Pṛthu Becomes Angry at the Earth

Verse 12 of 34
SB 4.17.12

मैत्रेय उवाच पृथुः प्रजानां करुणं निशम्य परिदेवितम् दीर्घं दध्यौ कुरुश्रेष्ठ निमित्तं सो ऽन्वपद्यत

maitreya uvāca pṛthuḥ prajānāṁ karuṇaṁ niśamya paridevitam dīrghaṁ dadhyau kuruśreṣṭha nimittaṁ so 'nvapadyata

Synonyms

maitreyaḥ uvācathe great saint Maitreya said; pṛthuḥKing Pṛthu; prajānāmof the citizens; karuṇampitiable condition; niśamyahearing; paridevitamlamentation; dīrghamfor a long time; dadhyaucontemplated; kuru-śreṣṭhaO Vidura; nimittamthe cause; saḥhe; anvapadyatafound out..

Translation

After hearing this lamentation and seeing the pitiable condition of the citizens, King Pṛthu contemplated this matter for a long time to see if he could find out the underlying causes.

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