एवं प्रलब्धा मुनयस्तानूचु: कुपिता नृप । जनयिष्यति वो मन्दा मुषलं कुलनाशनम् ॥ १६ ॥
evaṁ pralabdhā munayas tān ūcuḥ kupitā nṛpa janayiṣyati vo mandā muṣalaṁ kula-nāśanam
- evam
- thus
- pralabdhāḥ
- tricked
- munayaḥ
- the sages
- tān
- to those boys
- ūcuḥ
- they spoke
- kupitāḥ
- angered
- nṛpa
- O King Parīkṣit
- janayiṣyati
- she will give birth
- vaḥ
- for you
- mandāḥ
- O fools
- muṣalam
- to a club
- kula-nāśanam
- which will destroy the dynasty
Thus ridiculed by deceit, the sages became angry, O King, and told the boys, “Fools! She will bear you an iron club that will destroy your entire dynasty.”