चित्रकेतोरतिप्रीतिर्यथा दारे प्रजावति । न तथान्येषु सञ्जज्ञे बालं लालयतोऽन्वहम् ॥ ३८ ॥
citraketor atipritir yatha dare prajavati na tathanyesu sanjajne balam lalayato ’nvaham
- citraketoh
- of King Citraketu
- atipritih
- excessive attraction
- yatha
- just as
- dare
- unto the wife
- praja-vati
- who begot a son
- na
- not
- tatha
- like that
- anyesu
- unto the others
- sanjajne
- arose
- balam
- the son
- lalayatah
- taking care of
- anvaham
- constantly.
As King Citraketu fostered his son very carefully, his affection for Queen Krtadyuti increased, but gradually he lost affection for the other wives, who had no sons.