नारद उवाच नाधुनाप्यवमानं ते सम्मानं वापि पुत्रक । लक्षयाम: कुमारस्य सक्तस्य क्रीडनादिषु ॥ २७ ॥
narada uvaca nadhunapy avamanam te sammanam vapi putraka laksayamah kumarasya saktasya kridanadisu
- naradah uvaca
- the great sage Narada said
- na
- not
- adhuna
- just now
- api
- although
- avamanam
- insult
- te
- unto you
- sammanam
- offering respects
- va
- or
- api
- certainly
- putraka
- my dear boy
- laksayamah
- I can see
- kumarasya
- of boys like you
- saktasya
- being attached
- kridana-adisu
- to sports and frivolities.
The great sage Narada told Dhruva: My dear boy, you are only a little boy whose attachment is to sports and other frivolities. Why are you so affected by words insulting your honor?