Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 4: The Atrocities of King Kamsa

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.4.8

tām grihītvā caranayor

jāta-mātrām svasuh sutām

apothayac chilā-prishthe

svārthonmūlita-sauhridah

SYNONYMS

tām — the child; grihītvā — taking by force; caranayoh — by the two legs; jāta-mātrām — the newborn child; svasuh — of his sister; sutām — the daughter; apothayat — smashed; śilā-prishthe — on the surface of a stone; sva-artha-unmūlita — uprooted because of intense selfishness; sauhridah — all friendship or family relationships.

TRANSLATION

Having uprooted all relationships with his sister because of intense selfishness, Kamsa, who was sitting on his knees, grasped the newborn child by the legs and tried to dash her against the surface of a stone.

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