तस्य भार्यासहस्राणां सहस्राणि दशाभवन् । सान्तानिकश्चापि नृपो न लेभे तासु सन्ततिम् ॥ ११ ॥
tasya bharya-sahasranam sahasrani dasabhavan santanikas capi nrpo na lebhe tasu santatim
- tasya
- of him (King Citraketu)
- bharya
- of wives
- sahasranam
- of thousands
- sahasrani
- thousands
- dasa
- ten
- abhavan
- there were
- santanikah
- quite capable of begetting sons
- ca
- and
- api
- although
- nrpah
- the King
- na
- not
- lebhe
- obtained
- tasu
- in them
- santatim
- a son.
This Citraketu had ten million wives, but although he was capable of producing children, he did not receive a child from any of them. By chance, all the wives were barren.