कृच्छ्रलब्धेऽथ राजर्षेस्तनयेऽनुदिनं पितु: । यथा नि:स्वस्य कृच्छ्राप्ते धने स्नेहोऽन्ववर्धत ॥ ३६ ॥
krcchra-labdhe ’tha rajarses tanaye ’nudinam pituh yatha nihsvasya krcchrapte dhane sneho ’nvavardhata
- krcchra
- with great difficulty
- labdhe
- gained
- atha
- thereafter
- raja-rseh
- of the pious King Citraketu
- tanaye
- for the son
- anudinam
- day after day
- pituh
- of the father
- yatha
- exactly as
- nihsvasya
- of a poor man
- krcchra-apte
- gained after great difficulty
- dhane
- for riches
- snehah
- affection
- anvavardhata
- increased.
When a poor man gets some money after great difficulty, his affection for the money increases daily. Similarly, when King Citraketu, after great difficulty, received a son, his affection for the son increased day after day.