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Birth of Emperor Parīkṣit
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TEXT 31
स राजपुत्रो वबृधे आशु शुक्ल इवोदुपः । आपूर्यमाणः पितृभिः काष्ठाभिरिव सोऽन्वहम् ॥ ३१ ॥
sa rāja-putro vavṛdhe āśu śukla ivoḍupaḥ āpūryamāṇaḥ pitṛbhiḥ kāṣṭhābhir iva so 'nvaham
saḥ—that; rāja-putraḥ—the royal prince; vavṛdhe—grew up; āśu—very soon; śukle—waxing moon; iva—like; uḍupaḥ—the moon; āpūryamāṇaḥ—luxuriantly; pitṛbhiḥ—by the parental guardians; kāṣṭhābhiḥ—plenary development; iva—like; saḥ—he; anvaham—day after day.
TRANSLATION
As the moon, in its waxing fortnight, develops day after day, so the royal prince [Parīkṣit] very soon developed luxuriantly under the care and full facilities of his guardian grandfathers.
TEXT 32
यस्यमाणोऽश्वमेधेन ज्ञातिद्रोहजिहासया । राजात्रयधनो दध्यौनान्यत्र करदण्डयोः ॥ ३२ ॥
yakṣyamāṇo 'śvamedhena jñātidrohajihāsayā rājā labdha-dhano dadhyau nānyatra kara-daṇḍayoḥ
yakṣyamāṇaḥ—desiring to perform; aśvamedhena—by the horse sacrifice ceremony; jñātidroha—fighting with kinsmen; jihāsayā—for getting free; rājā—King Yudhiṣṭhira; labdha-dhanaḥ—for getting some wealth; dadhyau—thought about it; na anyatra—not otherwise; kara-daṇḍayoḥ—taxes and fines.