Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.83.21

pitrā sampūjitāḥ sarve

yathā-vīryaḿ yathā-vayaḥ

ādaduḥ sa-śaraḿ cāpaḿ

veddhuḿ parṣadi mad-dhiyaḥ

SYNONYMS

pitrā — by my father; sampūjitāḥ — fully honored; sarve — all of them; yathā — according to; vīryam — strength; yathā — according to; vayaḥ — age; ādaduḥ — they took up; sa — with; śaram — arrows; cāpam — the bow; veddhum — to pierce (the target); parṣadi — in the assembly; mat — (fixed) upon me; dhiyaḥ — whose minds.

TRANSLATION

My father properly honored each king according to his strength and seniority. Then those whose minds were fixed on me took up the bow and arrow and one by one tried to pierce the target in the midst of the assembly.

PURPORT

According to the ācāryas, only those kings who were extremely intent on winning the hand of the princess even dared try to shoot the target.

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