SB 4.13.42

TEXT 42

TEXT

तं विचक्ष्य खलं पुत्रं शासनैर्विविधैर्नृपः ।
यदा न शासितुं कल्पो भृशमासीत्सुदुर्मनाः ॥ ४२ ॥

tam vicaksya khalam putram

sasanair vividhair nrpaḥ

yada na sasitum kalpo

bhrsam asit sudurmanaḥ

tam-him; vicaksya-observing; khalam-cruel; putram-son; sasanaiḥ-by punishments; vividhaiḥ-different kinds of; nrpaḥ-the King; yada-when; na-not; sasitum-to bring under control; kalpaḥ-was able; bhrsam-greatly; asit-became; sudurmanaḥ-aggrieved.

TRANSLATION

After seeing the cruel and merciless behavior of his son, Vena, King Ahga punished him in different ways to reform him, but was unable to bring him to the path of gentleness. He thus became greatly aggrieved.

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