SB 10.89.26-27

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Tenth Canto - Chapter 89: Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna Retrieve a Brāhmaṇa's Sons

SB 10.89.25 - SB 10.89.28

His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

TEXTS 26-27

tām arjuna upaśrutya

karhicit keśavāntike

parete navame bāle

brāhmaṇaṁ samabhāṣata

kiṁ svid brahmaṁs tvan-nivāse

iha nāsti dhanur-dharaḥ

rājanya-bandhur ete vai

brāhmaṇāḥ satram āsate

SYNONYMS

tām—that (lamentation); arjunaḥ—Arjuna; upaśrutya—happening to hear; karhicit—once; keśava—of Lord Kṛṣṇa; antike—in the proximity; parete—having died; navame—the ninth; bāle—child; brāhmaṇam—to the brāhmaṇa; samabhāṣata—he said; kim svit—whether; brahman—O brāhmaṇa; tvat—your; nivāse—at the home; iha—here; na asti—there is not; dhanuḥ-dharaḥ—holding his bow in his hand; rājanya-bandhuḥ—a fallen member of the royal order; ete—these (kṣatriyas); vaḥ—indeed; brāhmaṇāḥ—(like) brāhmaṇas; satre—at a major fire sacrifice; āsate—are present.

Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

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TRANSLATION

When the ninth child died, Arjuna, who was near Lord Keśava, happened to overhear the brāhmaṇa lamenting. Thus Arjuna addressed the brāhmaṇa: "What is the matter, my dear brāhmaṇa? Isn't there some lowly member of the royal order here who can at least stand before your house with a bow in his hand? These kṣatriyas are behaving as if they were brāhmaṇas idly engaged in fire sacrifices.

SB 10.89.25 - SB 10.89.28