SB 4.17.12
TEXT 12
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TEXT
मैत्रेय उवाच
पृथुः प्रजानां करुणं निशम्य परिदेवितम् । दीर्घं दध्यौ कुरुश्रेष्ठ निमित्तं सो ऽन्वपद्यत ॥ १२ ॥ maitreya uvaca
prthuh prajanam karunam
nisamya paridevitam
dirgham dadhyau kurusrestha
nimittam so 'nvapadyata
maitreyah uvaca-the great saint Maitreya said; prthuh-King Prthu; prajanam-of the citizens; karunam-pitiable condition; nisamya-hearing; paridevitam-lamentation; dirgham-for a long time; dadhyau-contemplated; kuru-srestha-O Vidura; nimittam-the cause; sah-he; anvapadyata-found out.
TRANSLATION
After hearing this lamentation and seeing the pitiable condition of the citizens, King Prthu contemplated this matter for a long time to see if he could find out the underlying causes.
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