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एकदा सुरुचेः पुत्रम् अङ्कमारोप्य लालयन् ।
उत्तमं नारुरुक्षन्तं ध्रुवं राजाभ्यनन्दत ॥ ९ ॥

ekada suruceh putram

aṅkam aropya lalayan

uttamam naruruksantam

dhruvam rajabhyanandata

ekada-once upon a time; suruceh-of Queen Suruci; putram-the son; aṅkam-on the lap; aropya-placing; lalayan-while patting; uttamam-Uttama; na-did not; aruruksantam-trying to get on; dhruvam-Dhruva; raja-the King; abhyanandata-welcome.