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SB 10.83.34

Devanāgarī

तेऽन्वसज्जन्त राजन्या निषेद्धुं पथि केचन । संयत्ता उद्‍धृतेष्वासा ग्रामसिंहा यथा हरिम् ॥ ३४ ॥

Text

te ’nvasajjanta rājanyā niṣeddhuṁ pathi kecana saṁyattā uddhṛteṣv-āsā grāma-siṁhā yathā harim

Synonyms

te—they;anvasajjanta—followed from behind;rājanyāḥ—the kings;niṣeddhum—to check Him;pathi—on the path;kecana—some of them;saṁyattāḥ—ready;uddhṛta—raised;iṣu-āsāḥ—whose bows;grāma-siṁhā—“lions of the village” (dogs);yathā—as;harim—a lion.

Translation

The kings pursued the Lord like village dogs chasing a lion. Some kings, raising their bows, stationed themselves on the road to stop Him as He passed by.

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