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| Canto 9: Liberation | Chapter 9: The Dynasty of Amsuman |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 9.9.39
SYNONYMS
sa -- she, Queen Madayanti; vai -- indeed; sapta -- seven; samah -- years; garbham -- the child within the womb; abibhrat -- continued to bear; na -- not; vyajayata -- gave delivery; jaghne -- struck; asmana -- by a stone; udaram -- abdomen; tasyah -- of her; sah -- a son; asmakah -- by the name Asmaka; tena -- because of this; kathyate -- was called.
TRANSLATION
Madayanti bore the child within the womb for seven years and did not give birth. Therefore Vasistha struck her abdomen with a stone, and then the child was born. Consequently, the child was known as Asmaka ["the child born of a stone"].
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