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Canto 11: General History
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SB 11.7: Lord Kṛṣṇa Instructs Uddhava
SB 11.7.72
taṁ labdhvā lubdhakaḥ krūraḥ
kapotaṁ gṛha-medhinam
kapotakān kapotīṁ ca
siddhārthaḥ prayayau gṛham
Word for word:
tam
— him;
labdhvā
— taking;
lubdhakaḥ
— the hunter;
krūraḥ
— cruel;
kapotam
— the pigeon;
gṛha
-
medhinam
— the materialistic householder;
kapotakān
— the pigeon children;
kapotīm
— the pigeon wife;
ca
— also;
siddha
-
arthaḥ
— having achieved his purposes;
prayayau
— he set off;
gṛham
— for his home.
Translation:
The cruel hunter, having fulfilled his desire by capturing the head pigeon, his wife and all of their children, set off for his own home.
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