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ŚB 6.14.44

Devanagari

कृतद्युतिरजानन्ती सपत्नीनामघं महत् ।
सुप्त एवेति सञ्चिन्त्य निरीक्ष्य व्यचरद्गृहे ॥ ४४ ॥

Text

kṛtadyutir ajānantī
sapatnīnām aghaṁ mahat
supta eveti sañcintya
nirīkṣya vyacarad gṛhe

Synonyms

kṛtadyutiḥ — Queen Kṛtadyuti; ajānantī — being unaware of; sapatnīnām — of her co-wives; agham — sinful act; mahat — very great; suptaḥ — sleeping; eva — indeed; iti — thus; sañcintya — thinking; nirīkṣya — looking at; vyacarat — was walking; gṛhe — at home.

Translation

Unaware of the poison administered by her co-wives, Queen Kṛtadyuti walked within the house, thinking that her son was sleeping deeply. She did not understand that he was dead.