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Chapter 14: King Citraketu's Lamentation

Verse 31 of 60
SB 6.14.31

तस्या अनुदिनं गर्भः शुक्लपक्ष इवोडुपः ववृधे शूरसेनेश तेजसा शनकैर्नृप

tasyā anudinaṁ garbhaḥ śukla-pakṣa ivoḍupaḥ vavṛdhe śūraseneśa- tejasā śanakair nṛpa

Synonyms

tasyāḥ—her; anudinam—day after day; garbhaḥ—embryo; śukla-pakṣe—during the fortnight of the waxing moon; iva—like; uḍupaḥ—the moon; vavṛdhe—gradually developed; śūrasena-īśa—of the King of Śūrasena; tejasā—by the semen; śanakaiḥ—little by little; nṛpa—O King Parīkṣit..

Translation

After receiving semen from Mahārāja Citraketu, the King of Śūrasena, Queen Kṛtadyuti gradually developed in her pregnancy, O King Parīkṣit, just as the moon develops during the bright fortnight.

Verse 31 of 60