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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.8.10

తథా చికీర్షమాణం తం సపత్‍న్యాస్తనయం ధ్రువమ్ । సురుచి: శ‍ృణ్వతో రాజ్ఞ: సేర్ష్యమాహాతిగర్వితా ॥ ౧౦ ॥
tathā cikīrṣamāṇaṁ taṁ
[tathaa chikeershamaanam tam]
sapatnyās tanayaṁ dhruvam
[sapatnyaas tanayam dhruvam]
suruciḥ śṛṇvato rājṣaḥ
[suruchih shrinvato raajshah]
serṣyam āhātigarvitā
[sershyam aahaatigarvitaa]
tathā — thus cikīrṣamāṇam — the child Dhruva, who was trying to get up tam — unto him sa-patnyāḥ — of her co-wife (Sunīti) tanayam — son dhruvam — Dhruva suruciḥ — Queen Suruci śṛṇvataḥ — while hearing rājṣaḥ — of the King sa-īrṣyam — with envy āha — said atigarvitā — being too proud.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tathā cikīrṣamāṇaṁ taṁ
tathā
thus
cikīrṣamāṇam
the child Dhruva, who was trying to get up
tam
unto him
sapatnyās tanayaṁ dhruvam
sa-patnyāḥ
of her co-wife (Sunīti)
tanayam
son
dhruvam
Dhruva
suruciḥ śṛṇvato rājṣaḥ
suruciḥ
Queen Suruci
śṛṇvataḥ
while hearing
rājṣaḥ
of the King
sa-īrṣyam
with envy
serṣyam āhātigarvitā
āha
said
atigarvitā
being too proud.
While the child, Dhruva Mahārāja, was trying to get on the lap of his father, Suruci, his stepmother, became very envious of the child, and with great pride she began to speak so as to be heard by the King himself.

The King, of course, was equally affectionate toward both his sons, Uttama and Dhruva, so he had a natural inclination to take Dhruva, as well as Uttama, on his lap. But because of his favoritism towards his queen Suruci, he could not welcome Dhruva Mahārāja, despite his feelings. King Uttānapāda’s feeling was understood by Suruci, and therefore with great pride she began to speak about the King’s affection for her. This is the nature of woman. If a woman understands that her husband regards her as a favorite and is especially affectionate to her, she takes undue advantage. These symptoms are visible even in such an elevated society as the family of Svāyambhuva Manu. Therefore it is concluded that the feminine nature of woman is present everywhere.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Sunīti, who was very proud, spoke with spite to the child trying to climb on his father’s lap, while the King was able to hear.
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