Text 17]
King Citraketu's Lamentation
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pratipūjya mahārāja samābhāṣyedam abravīt
mahā-ṛṣiḥ—the great sage; tam—unto him (the King); upāsīnam—sitting near; praśraya-avanatam—bowing in humility; kṣitau—on the ground; pratipūjya—congratulating; mahārāja—O King Parikṣit; samābhāṣya—addressing; idam—this; abravīt—said.
TRANSLATION
O King Parikṣit, when Citraketu, bent low in humility, was seated at the lotus feet of the great sage, the sage congratulated him for his humility and hospitality. The sage addressed him in the following words.
TEXT 17
अङ्गिरा उवाच
अपि तेऽनामयं स्वस्ति प्रकृतीनां तथात्मनः ।
यथा प्रकृतिभिर्गुप्तः पुमान् राजा च सप्तभिः ॥१७॥
aṅgirā uvāca
api te 'nāmayam svasti
prakṛtīnām tathātmanaḥ
yathā prakṛtibhir guptaḥ
pumān rājā ca saptabhiḥ
aṅgirāḥ uvāca—the great sage Aṅgirā said; api—whether; te—of you; anāmayam—health; svasti—auspiciousness; prakṛtīnām—of your royal elements (associates and paraphernalia); tathā—as well as; ātmanaḥ—of your own body, mind and soul; yathā—like; prakṛtibhiḥ—by the elements of material nature; guptaḥ—protected; pumān—the living being; rājā—the king; ca—also; saptabhiḥ—by seven.
TRANSLATION
The great sage Aṅgirā said: My dear King, I hope that your body and mind and your royal associates and paraphernalia are well.