SB 6.14.43

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Sixth Canto, Chapter 14: King Citraketu's Lamentation

SB 6.14.42

SB 6.14.44

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 43

vidveṣa-naṣṭa-matayaḥ
striyo dāruṇa-cetasaḥ
garaṁ daduḥ kumārāya
durmarṣā nṛpatiṁ prati

SYNONYMS

vidveṣa-naṣṭa-matayaḥ—whose intelligence was lost in envy; striyaḥ—the women; dāruṇa-cetasaḥ—being very hardhearted; garam—poison; daduḥ—administered; kumārāya—unto the boy; durmarṣāḥ—being intolerant; nṛpatim—the King; prati—upon.

TRANSLATION

As their envy increased, they lost their intelligence. Being extremely hardhearted and unable to tolerate the King's neglect, they finally administered poison to the son.