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SB 7.2.17

Devanāgarī

हिरण्यकशिपुर्भ्रातु: सम्परेतस्य दु:खित: । कृत्वा कटोदकादीनि भ्रातृपुत्रानसान्त्वयत् ॥ १७ ॥

Text

hiraṇyakaśipur bhrātuḥ samparetasya duḥkhitaḥ kṛtvā kaṭodakādīni bhrātṛ-putrān asāntvayat

Synonyms

hiraṇyakaśipuḥ—Hiraṇyakaśipu;bhrātuḥ—of the brother;samparetasya—deceased;duḥkhitaḥ—being very much distressed;kṛtvā—performing;kaṭodaka-ādīni—ceremonies observed after a death;bhrātṛ-putrān—the sons of his brother;asāntvayat—pacified.

Translation

After performing the ritualistic observances for the death of his brother, Hiraṇyakaśipu, being extremely unhappy, tried to pacify his nephews.

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