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नारद उवाच
नाधुनाप्यवमानं ते सम्मानं वापि पुत्रक ।
लक्षयामः कुमारस्य सक्तस्य क्रीडनादिषु ॥ २७ ॥

narada uvaca

nadhunapy avamanam te

sammanam vapi putraka

laksayamah kumarasya

saktasya kridanadisu

naradah uvaca-the great sage Narada said; na-not; adhuna-just now; api-although; avamanam-insult; te-unto you; sammanam-offering respects; va-or; api-certainly; putraka-my dear boy; laksayamah-I can see; kumarasya-of boys like you; saktasya-being attached; kridana-adisu-to sports and frivolities.