Canto 10: The Summum Bonum | Chapter 49: Akrūra's Mission in Hastināpura |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.49.1-2
śrī-śuka uvāca
sa gatvā hāstinapuraḿ
pauravendra-yaśo-'ńkitam
dadarśa tatrāmbikeyaḿ
sa-bhīṣmaḿ viduraḿ pṛthām
saha-putraḿ ca bāhlīkaḿ
bhāradvājaḿ sa-gautamam
karnaḿ suyodhanaḿ drauṇiḿ
pāṇḍavān suhṛdo 'parān
SYNONYMS
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca — Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; saḥ — he (Akrūra); gatvā — going; hāstina-puram — to Hastināpura; paurava-indra — of the rulers of the dynasty of Pūru; yaśaḥ — by the glory; ańkitam — decorated; dadarśa — he saw; tatra — there; āmbikeyam — the son of Ambikā (Dhṛtarāṣṭra); sa — together with; bhīṣmam — Bhīṣma; viduram — Vidura; pṛthām — Pṛthā (Kuntī, the widow of King Pāṇḍu); saha-putram — with his son (namely, Somadatta); ca — and; bāhlīkam — Mahārāja Bāhlīka; bhāradvājam — Droṇa; sa — and; gautamam — Kṛpa; karṇam — Karṇa; suyodhanam — Duryodhana; drauṇim — the son of Droṇa (Aśvatthāmā); pāṇḍavān — the sons of Pāṇḍu; suhṛdaḥ — friends; aparān — other.
TRANSLATION
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Akrūra went to Hastināpura, the city distinguished by the glory of the Paurava rulers. There he saw Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Bhīṣma, Vidura and Kunti, along with Bāhlika and his son Somadatta. He also saw Droṇācārya, Kṛpācārya, Karṇa, Duryodhana, Aśvatthāmā, the Pāṇḍavas and other close friends.
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