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SB 10.3.52

Devanāgarī

देवक्या: शयने न्यस्य वसुदेवोऽथ दारिकाम् । प्रतिमुच्य पदोर्लोहमास्ते पूर्ववदावृत: ॥ ५२ ॥

Text

devakyāḥ śayane nyasya vasudevo ’tha dārikām pratimucya pador loham āste pūrvavad āvṛtaḥ

Synonyms

devakyāḥ—of Devakī;śayane—on the bed;nyasya—placing;vasudevaḥ—Vasudeva;atha—thus;dārikām—the female child;pratimucya—binding himself again;padoḥloham—iron shackles on the two legs;āste—remained;pūrva-vat—like before;āvṛtaḥ—bound.

Translation

Vasudeva placed the female child on the bed of Devakī, bound his legs with the iron shackles, and thus remained there as before.

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