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Chapter 14: King Citraketu's Lamentation

Verse 43 of 60
SB 6.14.43

विद्वेषनष्टमतयः स्त्रियो दारुणचेतसः गरं ददुः कुमाराय दुर्मर्षा नृपतिं प्रति

vidveṣa-naṣṭa-matayaḥ striyo dāruṇa-cetasaḥ garaṁ daduḥ kumārāya durmarṣā nṛpatiṁ prati

Synonyms

vidveṣa-naṣṭa-matayaḥ—whose intelligence was lost in envy; striyaḥ—the women; dāruṇa-cetasaḥ—being very hardhearted; garam—poison; daduḥ—administered; kumārāya—unto the boy; durmarṣāḥ—being intolerant; nṛpatim—the King; prati—upon..

Translation

As their envy increased, they lost their intelligence. Being extremely hardhearted and unable to tolerate the King's neglect, they finally administered poison to the son.

Verse 43 of 60