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SB 11.30.19

Devanāgarī

पुत्रा अयुध्यन् पितृभिर्भ्रातृभिश्च स्वस्रीयदौहित्रपितृव्यमातुलै: । मित्राणि मित्रै: सुहृद: सुहृद्भ‍ि- र्ज्ञातींस्त्वहन् ज्ञातय एव मूढा: ॥ १९ ॥

Text

putrā ayudhyan pitṛbhir bhrātṛbhiś ca svasrīya-dauhitra-pitṛvya-mātulaiḥ mitrāṇi mitraiḥ suhṛdaḥ suhṛdbhir jñātīṁs tv ahan jñātaya eva mūḍhāḥ

Synonyms

putrāḥ—sons;ayudhyan—fought;pitṛbhiḥ—with their fathers;bhrātṛbhiḥ—with brothers;ca—and;svasrīya—with the sons of sisters;dauhitra—the sons of daughters;pitṛvya—paternal uncles;mātulaiḥ—and maternal uncles;mitrāṇi—friends;mitraiḥ—with friends;suhṛdaḥ—well-wishers;suhṛdbhiḥ—with well-wishers;jñātīn—intimate relatives;tu—and;ahan—killed;jñātayaḥ—intimate relatives;eva—indeed;mūḍhāḥ—bewildered.

Translation

Thus bewildered, sons fought with fathers, brothers with brothers, nephews with paternal and maternal uncles, and grandsons with grandfathers. Friends fought with friends, and well-wishers with well-wishers. In this way intimate friends and relatives all killed one another.

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