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Chapter 14: King Citraketu's Lamentation

Verse 44 of 60
SB 6.14.44

कृतद्युतिरजानन्ती सपत्नीनामघं महत् सुप्त एवेति संचिन्त्य निरीक्ष्य व्यचरद्गृहे

kṛtadyutir ajānantī sapatnīnām aghaṁ mahat supta eveti sañcintya nirīkṣya vyacarad gṛhe

Synonyms

kṛtadyutiḥQueen Kṛtadyuti; ajānantībeing unaware of; sapatnīnāmof her co-wives; aghamsinful act; mahatvery great; suptaḥsleeping; evaindeed; itithus; sañcintyathinking; nirīkṣyalooking at; vyacaratwas walking; gṛheat home..

Translation

Unaware of the poison administered by her co-wives, Queen Kṛtadyuti walked within the house, thinking that her son was sleeping deeply. She did not understand that he was dead.

Verse 44 of 60
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