Text 17] King Citraketu’s Lamentation 17
pratipitjya maharaja
samabhésyedam abravit
mahaé-rsih—the great sage; tam—unto him (the King); updsinam—
sitting near; prasraya-avanatam—bowing in humility; ksitau—on the
ground; pratipijya—congratulating; mahdaraja—O King Pariksit;
samabhaésya—addressing; idam—this; abravit—said.
TRANSLATION
O King Pariksit, 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
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angira uvdca
api te "ndmayam svosti
prakrtindm tathatmanah
yatha prakrtibhir guptah
puman raja ca saptabhih
angirah uvdca—the great sage Angira said; api—whether; te—of
you; andmayam—health; svasti—auspiciousness; prakrtinam—of your
royal elements (associates and paraphernalia) ; tatha—as well as; at-
manah—of your own body, mind and soul; yatha—like; prakrtibhih—
by the elements of material nature; guptah—protected; pumdn—the
living being; raja—the king; ca—also; saptabhih—by seven.
TRANSLATION
The great sage Angira said: My dear King, I hope that your body
and mind and your royal associates and paraphernalia are well.
