श्रीराजोवाच भगवञ्छ्रोतुमिच्छामि राजर्षेस्तस्य धीमत: । न प्राभूद् यत्र निर्मुक्तो ब्रह्मदण्डो दुरत्यय: ॥ १४ ॥
sri-rajovaca bhagavan chrotum icchami rajarses tasya dhimatah na prabhud yatra nirmukto brahma-dando duratyayah
- sri-raja uvaca
- King Pariksit inquired
- bhagavan
- O great brahmana
- srotum icchami
- I wish to hear (from you)
- rajarseh
- of the great King Ambarisa
- tasya
- of him
- dhimatah
- who was such a greatly sober personality
- na
- not
- prabhut
- could act
- yatra
- upon whom (Maharaja Ambarisa)
- nirmuktah
- being released
- brahma-dandah
- the curse of a brahmana
- duratyayah
- which is insurmountable.
King Pariksit inquired: O great personality, Maharaja Ambarisa was certainly most exalted and meritorious in character. I wish to hear about him. How surprising it is that the curse of a brahmana, which is insurmountable, could not act upon him.