Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 7 Chapter 2 Verse 20

Canto 7: The Science of God | Chapter 2: Hiraṇyakaśipu, King of the Demons

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.2.20

śrī-hiraṇyakaśipur uvāca

ambāmba he vadhūḥ putrā

vīraḿ mārhatha śocitum

ripor abhimukhe ślāghyaḥ

śūrāṇāḿ vadha īpsitaḥ

SYNONYMS

śrī-hiraṇyakaśipuḥ uvāca — Hiraṇyakaśipu said; amba amba — my mother, my mother; he — O; vadhūḥ — my sister-in-law; putrāḥ — O sons of my brother; vīram — the hero; mā — not; arhatha — you deserve; śocitum — to lament about; ripoḥ — of the enemy; abhimukhe — in front; ślāghyaḥ — glorious; śūrāṇām — of those who are actually great; vadhaḥ — killing; īpsitaḥ — desired.

TRANSLATION

Hiraṇyakaśipu said: My dear mother, sister-in-law and nephews, you should not lament for the death of the great hero, for a hero's death in front of his enemy is glorious and desirable.

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