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SB 10.51.17

Devanāgarī

नरलोकं परित्यज्य राज्यं निहतकण्टकम् । अस्मान् पालयतो वीर कामास्ते सर्व उज्झिता: ॥ १७ ॥

Text

nara-lokaṁ parityajya rājyaṁ nihata-kaṇṭakam asmān pālayato vīra kāmās te sarva ujjhitāḥ

Synonyms

nara-lokam—in the world of men;parityajya—abandoning;rājyam—a kingdom;nihata—removed;kaṇṭakam—whose thorns;asmān—us;pālayataḥ—who was protecting;vīra—O hero;kāmaḥ—desires;te—your;sarve—all;ujjhitāḥ—thrown away.

Translation

“Abandoning an unopposed kingdom in the world of men, O valiant one, you neglected all your personal desires while engaged in protecting us.

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