सूत उवाच यदा परीक्षित् कुरुजाङ्गलेऽवसत् कलिं प्रविष्टं निजचक्रवर्तिते । निशम्य वार्तामनतिप्रियां तत: शरासनं संयुगशौण्डिराददे ॥ १० ॥
suta uvaca yada pariksit kuru-jangale ’vasat kalim pravistam nija-cakravartite nisamya vartam anatipriyam tatah sarasanam samyuga-saundir adade
- sutah uvaca
- Suta Gosvami said
- yada
- when
- pariksit
- Maharaja Pariksit
- kuru-jangale
- in the capital of Kuru’s empire
- avasat
- was residing
- kalim
- the symptoms of the Age of Kali
- pravistam
- entered
- nija-cakravartite
- within his jurisdiction
- nisamya
- thus hearing
- vartam
- news
- anati-priyam
- not very palatable
- tatah
- thereafter
- sarasanam
- arrows and bow
- samyuga
- having gotten a chance for
- saundih
- martial activities
- adade
- took up
Suta Gosvami said: While Maharaja Pariksit was residing in the capital of the Kuru empire, the symptoms of the age of Kali began to infiltrate within the jurisdiction of his state. When he learned about this, he did not think the matter very palatable. This did, however, give him a chance to fight. He took up his bow and arrows and prepared himself for military activities.