SB 1.19.40

Devanāgarī

सूत उवाच एवमाभाषित: पृष्ट: स राज्ञा श्लक्ष्णया गिरा । प्रत्यभाषत धर्मज्ञो भगवान् बादरायणि: ॥ ४० ॥

Text

sūta uvāca evam ābhāṣitaḥ pṛṣṭaḥ sa rājñā ślakṣṇayā girā pratyabhāṣata dharma-jño bhagavān bādarāyaṇiḥ

Synonyms

sūtaḥuvāca—Śrī Sūta Gosvāmī said;evam—thus;ābhāṣitaḥ—being spoken;pṛṣṭaḥ—and asked for;saḥ—he;rājñā—by the King;ślakṣṇayā—by sweet;girā—language;pratyabhāṣata—began to reply;dharma-jñaḥ—one who knows the principles of religion;bhagavān—the powerful personality;bādarāyaṇiḥ—son of Vyāsadeva.

Translation

Śrī Sūta Gosvāmī said: The King thus spoke and questioned the sage, using sweet language. Then the great and powerful personality, the son of Vyāsadeva, who knew the principles of religion, began his reply.

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