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SB 11.7.72

Devanāgarī

तं लब्ध्वा लुब्धक: क्रूर: कपोतं गृहमेधिनम् । कपोतकान् कपोतीं च सिद्धार्थ: प्रययौ गृहम् ॥ ७२ ॥

Text

taṁ labdhvā lubdhakaḥ krūraḥ kapotaṁ gṛha-medhinam kapotakān kapotīṁ ca siddhārthaḥ prayayau gṛham

Synonyms

tam—him;labdhvā—taking;lubdhakaḥ—the hunter;krūraḥ—cruel;kapotam—the pigeon;gṛha-medhinam—the materialistic householder;kapotakān—the pigeon children;kapotīm—the pigeon wife;ca—also;siddha-arthaḥ—having achieved his purposes;prayayau—he set off;gṛham—for his home.

Translation

The cruel hunter, having fulfilled his desire by capturing the head pigeon, his wife and all of their children, set off for his own home.

← SB 11.7.71Chapter 7SB 11.7.73