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SB 10.52.21

Devanāgarī

श्रीबादरायणिरुवाच राजासीद् भीष्मको नाम विदर्भाधिपतिर्महान् । तस्य पञ्चाभवन् पुत्रा: कन्यैका च वरानना ॥ २१ ॥

Text

śrī-bādarāyaṇir uvāca rājāsīd bhīṣmako nāma vidarbhādhipatir mahān tasya pancābhavan putrāḥ kanyaikā ca varānanā

Synonyms

śrī-bādarāyaṇiḥ—Śrī Bādarāyaṇi (Śukadeva, the son of Badarāyaṇa Vedavyāsa);uvāca—said;rājā—a king;āsīt—there was;bhīṣmakaḥnāma—named Bhīṣmaka;vidarbha-adhipatiḥ—ruler of the kingdom Vidarbha;mahān—great;tasya—his;pañca—five;abhavan—there were;putrāḥ—sons;kanyā—daughter;ekā—one;ca—and;vara—exceptionally beautiful;ānanā—whose face.

Translation

Śrī Bādarāyaṇi said: There was a king named Bhīṣmaka, the powerful ruler of Vidarbha. He had five sons and one daughter of lovely countenance.

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