SB 12.1.18

Devanāgarī

शुङ्गं हत्वा देवभूतिं काण्वोऽमात्यस्तु कामिनम् । स्वयं करिष्यते राज्यं वसुदेवो महामति: ॥ १८ ॥

Text

śuṅgaṁ hatvā devabhūtiṁ kāṇvo ’mātyas tu kāminam svayaṁ kariṣyate rājyaṁ vasudevo mahā-matiḥ

Synonyms

śuṅgam—the Śuṅga king;hatvā—killing;devabhūtim—Devabhūti;kāṇvaḥ—the member of the Kāṇva family;amātyaḥ—his minister;tu—but;kāminam—lusty;svayam—himself;kariṣyate—will execute;rājyam—the rulership;vasudevaḥ—named Vasudeva;mahā-matiḥ—very intelligent.

Translation

Vasudeva, an intelligent minister coming from the Kāṇva family, will kill the last of the Śuṅga kings, a lusty debauchee named Devabhūti, and assume rulership himself.

Purport