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Chapter 14: King Citraketu's Lamentation

Verse 45 of 60
SB 6.14.45

शयानं सुचिरं बालमुपधार्य मनीषिणी पुत्रमानय मे भद्रे इति धात्रीमचोदयत्

śayānaṁ suciraṁ bālam upadhārya manīṣiṇī putram ānaya me bhadre iti dhātrīm acodayat

Synonyms

śayānam—lying down; su-ciram—for a long time; bālam—the son; upadhārya—thinking; manīṣiṇī—very intelligent; putram—the son; ānaya—bring; me—unto me; bhadre—O gentle friend; iti—thus; dhātrīm—unto the nurse; acodayat—gave the order..

Translation

Thinking that her child had been sleeping for a long time, Queen Kṛtadyuti, who was certainly very intelligent, ordered the nurse, "My dear friend, please bring my son here."

Verse 45 of 60