SB 9.23.13

TEXT 13

TEXT

यो ऽसौ गङ्गातटे क्रीडन् मञ्जूषान्तर्गतं शिशुम् ।
कुन्त्यापविद्धं कानीनम् अनपत्यो ऽकरोत्सुतम् ॥ १३ ॥

yo 'sau gaṅga-tate kridan

manjusantargatam sisum

kuntyapaviddham kaninam

anapatyo 'karot sutam

yah asau-one who (Adhiratha); gaṅga-tate-on the bank of the Ganges; kridan-while playing; manjusa-antahgatam-packed in a basket; sisum-a baby was found; kuntya apaviddham-this baby had been abandoned by Kunti; kaninam-because the baby was born during her maiden state, before her marriage; anapatyah-this Adhiratha, being sonless; akarot-accepted the baby; sutam-as his son.

TRANSLATION

While playing on the bank of the Ganges, Adhiratha found a baby wrapped up in a basket. The baby had been left by Kunti because he was born before she was married. Because Adhiratha had no sons, he raised this baby as his own. [This son was later known as Karna.]

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