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Chapter 19: Lord Vāmanadeva Begs Charity from Bali Mahārāja

Verse 23 of 43
SB 8.19.23

सप्तद्वीपाधिपतयो नृपा वैण्यगयादयः अर्थैः कामैर्गता नान्तं तृष्णाया इति नः श्रुतम्

sapta-dvīpādhipatayo nṛpā vaiṇya-gayādayaḥ arthaiḥ kāmair gatā nāntaṁ tṛṣṇāyā iti naḥ śrutam

Synonyms

sapta-dvīpa-adhipatayaḥthose who are proprietors of the seven islands; nṛpāḥsuch kings; vaiṇya-gaya-ādayaḥMahārāja Pṛthu, Mahārāja Gaya and others; arthaiḥfor fulfillment of ambition; kāmaiḥfor satisfying one's desires; gatāḥ nacould not reach; antamthe end; tṛṣṇāyāḥof their ambitions; itithus; naḥby Us; śrutamhas been heard..

Translation

We have heard that although powerful kings like Mahārāja Pṛthu and Mahārāja Gaya achieved proprietorship over the seven dvīpas, they could not achieve satisfaction or find the end of their ambitions.

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