SB 6.14.47

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

SB 6.14.46

SB 6.14.48

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 47

tasyās tadākarṇya bhṛśāturaṁ svaraṁ
ghnantyāḥ karābhyām ura uccakair api
praviśya rājñī tvarayātmajāntikaṁ
dadarśa bālaṁ sahasā mṛtaṁ sutam

SYNONYMS

tasyāḥ—of her (the maidservant); tadā—at that time; ākarṇya—hearing; bhṛśa-āturam—highly regretful and agitated; svaram—voice; ghnantyāḥ—striking; karābhyām—with the hands; uraḥ—the chest; uccakaiḥ—loudly; api—also; praviśya—entering; rājñī—the Queen; tvarayā—hastily; ātmaja-antikam—near her son; dadarśa—she saw; bālam—the child; sahasā—suddenly; mṛtam—dead; sutam—son.

TRANSLATION

In great agitation, the maidservant struck her breast with both hands and cried loudly in regretful words. Hearing her loud voice, the Queen immediately came, and when she approached her son, she saw that he was suddenly dead.