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SB 4.9.53

Devanāgarī

लाल्यमानं जनैरेवं ध्रुवं सभ्रातरं नृप: । आरोप्य करिणीं हृष्ट: स्तूयमानोऽविशत्पुरम् ॥ ५३ ॥

Text

lālyamānaṁ janair evaṁ dhruvaṁ sabhrātaraṁ nṛpaḥ āropya kariṇīṁ hṛṣṭaḥ stūyamāno ’viśat puram

Synonyms

lālyamānam—being thus praised;janaiḥ—by the people in general;evam—thus;dhruvam—Mahārāja Dhruva;sa-bhrātaram—with his brother;nṛpaḥ—the King;āropya—placing;kariṇīm—on the back of a she-elephant;hṛṣṭaḥ—being so pleased;stūyamānaḥ—and being so praised;aviśat—returned;puram—to his capital.

Translation

The sage Maitreya continued: My dear Vidura, when everyone was thus praising Dhruva Mahārāja, the King was very happy, and he had Dhruva and his brother seated on the back of a she-elephant. Thus he returned to his capital, where he was praised by all classes of men.

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