श्रीशुक उवाच त एवं शंसतो धर्मं वच: पत्युरचेतस: । नैवागृह्णन्त सम्भ्रान्ता: पलायनपरा नृप ॥ १ ॥
sri-suka uvaca ta evam samsato dharmam vacah patyur acetasah naivagrhnanta sambhrantah palayana-para nrpa
- sri-sukah uvaca
- Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said
- te
- they
- evam
- thus
- samsatah
- praising
- dharmam
- the principles of religion
- vacah
- the words
- patyuh
- of their master
- acetasah
- their minds being very disturbed
- na
- not
- eva
- indeed
- agrhnanta
- accepted
- sambhrantah
- fearful
- palayana-parah
- intent upon fleeing
- nrpa
- O King.
Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said: O King, Vrtrasura, the commander in chief of the demons, advised his lieutenants in the principles of religion, but the cowardly demoniac commanders, intent upon fleeing the battlefield, were so disturbed by fear that they could not accept his words.