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SB 9.16.34

Devanāgarī

स होवाच मधुच्छन्दा: सार्धं पञ्चाशता तत: । यन्नो भवान् सञ्जानीते तस्मिंस्तिष्ठामहे वयम् ॥ ३४ ॥

Text

sa hovāca madhucchandāḥ sārdhaṁ pañcāśatā tataḥ yan no bhavān sañjānīte tasmiṁs tiṣṭhāmahe vayam

Synonyms

saḥ—the middle son of Viśvāmitra;ha—indeed;uvāca—said;madhucchandāḥ—Madhucchandā;sārdham—with;pañcāśatā—the second fifty of the sons known as the Madhucchandās;tataḥ—then, after the first half were thus cursed;yat—what;naḥ—unto us;bhavān—O father;sañjānīte—as you please;tasmin—in that;tiṣṭhāmahe—shall remain;vayam—all of us.

Translation

When the elder Madhucchandās were cursed, the younger fifty, along with Madhucchandā himself, approached their father and agreed to accept his proposal. “Dear father,” they said, “we shall abide by whatever arrangement you like.”

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