SB 4.8.9

TEXT 9

TEXT

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

ekada suruceḥ putram

ahkam aropya lalayan

uttamam naruruksantam

dhruvam rajabhyanandata

ekada-once upon a time; suruceḥ-of Queen Suruci; putram-the son; ahkam-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.

TRANSLATION

Once upon a time, King Uttanapada was patting the son of Suruci, Uttama, placing him on his lap. Dhruva Maharaja was also trying to get on his lap, but the King did not very much welcome him.

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