Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 49: Akrura's Mission in Hastinapura

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.49.1-2

sri-suka uvaca

sa gatva hastinapuram

pauravendra-yaso-'nkitam

dadarsa tatrambikeyam

sa-bhismam viduram prtham

saha-putram ca bahlikam

bharadvajam sa-gautamam

karnam suyodhanam draunim

pandavan suhrdo 'paran

SYNONYMS

sri-sukah uvaca -- Sukadeva Gosvami said; sah -- he (Akrura); gatva -- going; hastina-puram -- to Hastinapura; paurava-indra -- of the rulers of the dynasty of Puru; yasah -- by the glory; ankitam -- decorated; dadarsa -- he saw; tatra -- there; ambikeyam -- the son of Ambika (Dhrtarastra); sa -- together with; bhismam -- Bhisma; viduram -- Vidura; prtham -- Prtha (Kunti, the widow of King Pandu); saha-putram -- with his son (namely, Somadatta); ca -- and; bahlikam -- Maharaja Bahlika; bharadvajam -- Drona; sa -- and; gautamam -- Krpa; karnam -- Karna; suyodhanam -- Duryodhana; draunim -- the son of Drona (Asvatthama); pandavan -- the sons of Pandu; suhrdah -- friends; aparan -- other.

TRANSLATION

Sukadeva Gosvami said: Akrura went to Hastinapura, the city distinguished by the glory of the Paurava rulers. There he saw Dhrtarastra, Bhisma, Vidura and Kunti, along with Bahlika and his son Somadatta. He also saw Dronacarya, Krpacarya, Karna, Duryodhana, Asvatthama, the Pandavas and other close friends.

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