Text 43] King Citraketu’s Lamentation 35

we are maidservants of the maidservant. Therefore we are most
unfortunate.

TEXT 42
Od ACaAaa AeA: TAIT |
wasaaadal Aen TwaTTT vz

evam sandahyamananam
sapatnyah putra-sampada

rajno ’sammata-vrttinam
vidveso balavan abhit

evam—thus; sandahyamananam—of the queens, who were con-
stantly burning in lamentation; sapatnyah—of the co-wife Krtadyuti;
putra-sampadd—due to the opulence of a son; rajfiah—by the King;
asammata-vrttindm—not being very much favored; vidvesah—envy;
balavan—very strong; abhiit—became.

TRANSLATION

Sri Sukadeva Gosvami continued: Being neglected by their hus-
band and seeing Krtadyuti’s opulence in possessing a son,
Krtadyuti’s co-wives always burned in envy, which became
extremely strong.

TEXT 43
figraeraa: feat aTeaa: |
wm Sq: FATT TAA BIAS fa es

vidvesa-nasta-matayah
striyo ddruna-cetasah

garam daduh kumaraya
durmarsd nrpatir prati

vidvesa-nasta-matayah—whose intelligence was lost in envy;
striyah—the women; ddruna-cetasah—being very hardhearted;
