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Srimad-Bhagavatam, Fourth Canto, Chapter 13: Description of the Descendants of Dhruva Mahārāja

SB 4.13.40

SB 4.13.42

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 41

ākrīḍe krīḍato bālān
vayasyān atidāruṇaḥ
prasahya niranukrośaḥ
paśu-māram amārayat

SYNONYMS

ākrīḍe—in the playground; krīḍataḥ—while playing; bālān—boys; vayasyān—of his age; ati-dāruṇaḥ—very cruel; prasahya—by force; niranukrośaḥ—merciless; paśu-māram—as if slaughtering animals; amārayat—killed.

TRANSLATION

The boy was so cruel that while playing with young boys of his age he would kill them very mercilessly, as if they were animals meant for slaughter.

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