SB 7.2.20

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Seventh Canto - Chapter 2: Hiraṇyakaśipu, King of the Demons

SB 7.2.18-19 - SB 7.2.21

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 20

śrī-hiraṇyakaśipur uvāca

ambāmba he vadhūḥ putrā

vīraṁ mārhatha śocitum

ripor abhimukhe ślāghyaḥ

śūrāṇāṁ vadha īpsitaḥ

SYNONYMS

śrī-hiraṇyakaśipuḥ uvāca—Hiraṇyakaśipu said; amba amba—my mother, my mother; he—O; vadhūḥ—my sister-in-law; putrāḥ—O sons of my brother; vīram—the hero; mā—not; arhatha—you deserve; śocitum—to lament about; ripoḥ—of the enemy; abhimukhe—in front; ślāghyaḥ—glorious; śūrāṇām—of those who are actually great; vadhaḥ—killing; īpsitaḥ—desired.

TRANSLATION

Hiraṇyakaśipu said: My dear mother, sister-in-law and nephews, you should not lament for the death of the great hero, for a hero's death in front of his enemy is glorious and desirable.

SB 7.2.18-19 - SB 7.2.21