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Chapter 14: King Citraketu's Lamentation

Verse 11 of 60
SB 6.14.11

तस्य भार्यासहस्राणां सहस्राणि दशाभवन् सान्तानिकश्चापि नृपो न लेभे तासु सन्ततिम्

tasya bhāryā-sahasrāṇāṁ sahasrāṇi daśābhavan sāntānikaś cāpi nṛpo na lebhe tāsu santatim

Synonyms

tasya—of him (King Citraketu); bhāryā—of wives; sahasrāṇām—of thousands; sahasrāṇi—thousands; daśa—ten; abhavan—there were; sāntānikaḥ—quite capable of begetting sons; ca—and; api—although; nṛpaḥ—the King; na—not; lebhe—obtained; tāsu—in them; santatim—a son..

Translation

This Citraketu had ten million wives, but although he was capable of producing children, he did not receive a child from any of them. By chance, all the wives were barren.

Verse 11 of 60