एकदा सुरुचे: पुत्रमङ्कमारोप्य लालयन् । उत्तमं नारुरुक्षन्तं ध्रुवं राजाभ्यनन्दत ॥ ९ ॥
ekada suruceh putram ankam aropya lalayan uttamam naruruksantam dhruvam rajabhyanandata
- ekada
- once upon a time
- suruceh
- of Queen Suruci
- putram
- the son
- ankam
- on the lap
- aropya
- placing
- lalayan
- while patting
- uttamam
- Uttama
- na
- did not
- aruruksantam
- trying to get on
- dhruvam
- Dhruva
- raja
- the King
- abhyanandata
- welcome.
Once upon a time, King Uttanapada was patting the son of Suruci, Uttama, placing him on his lap. Dhruva Maharaja was also trying to get on the King’s lap, but the King did not very much welcome him.