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ŚB 10.60.19

Devanagari

तेषां वीर्यमदान्धानां दृप्तानां स्मयनुत्तये ।
आनितासि मया भद्रे तेजोपहरतासताम् ॥ १९ ॥

Text

teṣāṁ vīrya-madāndhānāṁ
dṛptānāṁ smaya-nuttaye
ānitāsi mayā bhadre
tejopaharatāsatām

Synonyms

teṣām — of them; vīrya — with their power; mada — by the intoxication; andhānām — blinded; dṛptānām — proud; smaya — the arrogance; nuttaye — to dispel; ānitā asi — you were taken in marriage; mayā — by Me; bhadre — good woman; tejaḥ — the strength; upaharatā — removing; asatām — of the wicked.

Translation

It was to dispel the arrogance of these kings that I carried you away, My good woman, for they were blinded by the intoxication of power. My purpose was to curb the strength of the wicked.