SB 10.57.26
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 26
- uvāsa tasyāṁ katicin
- mithilāyāṁ samā vibhuḥ
- mānitaḥ prīti-yuktena
- janakena mahātmanā
- tato 'śikṣad gadāṁ kāle
- dhārtarāṣṭraḥ suyodhanaḥ
SYNONYMS
uvāsa — He lived; tasyām — there; katicit — several; mithilāyām — in Mithila; samāḥ — years; vibhuḥ — the almighty Lord, Śrī Balarāma; mānitaḥ — honored; prīti-yuktena — affectionate; janakena — by King Janaka (Videha); mahā-ātmanā — the great soul; tataḥ — then; aśikṣat — learned; gadām — the club; kāle — in time; dhārtarāṣṭraḥ — the son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra; suyodhanaḥ — Duryodhana.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
The almighty Lord Balarāma stayed in Mithilā for several years, honored by His affectionate devotee Janaka Mahārāja. During that time Dhṛtarāṣṭra's son Duryodhana learned from Balarāma the art of fighting with a club.