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SB 8.9.22

Devanāgarī

ते पालयन्त: समयमसुरा: स्वकृतं नृप । तूष्णीमासन्कृतस्‍नेहा: स्त्रीविवादजुगुप्सया ॥ २२ ॥

Text

te pālayantaḥ samayam asurāḥ sva-kṛtaṁ nṛpa tūṣṇīm āsan kṛta-snehāḥ strī-vivāda-jugupsayā

Synonyms

te—the demons;pālayantaḥ—keeping in order;samayam—equilibrium;asurāḥ—the demons;sva-kṛtam—made by them;nṛpa—O King;tūṣṇīmāsan—remained silent;kṛta-snehāḥ—because of having developed attachment to Mohinī-mūrti;strī-vivāda—disagreeing with a woman;jugupsayā—because of thinking such an action as abominable.

Translation

O King, since the demons had promised to accept whatever the woman did, whether just or unjust, now, to keep this promise, to show their equilibrium and to save themselves from fighting with a woman, they remained silent.

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