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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.8.9

ఏకదా సురుచే: పుత్రమఙ్కమారోప్య లాలయన్ । ఉత్తమం నారురుక్షన్తం ధ్రువం రాజాభ్యనన్దత ॥ ౯ ॥
ekadā suruceḥ putram
[ekadaa surucheh putram]
aṅkam āropya lālayan
[ankam aaropya laalayan]
uttamaṁ nārurukṣantaṁ
[uttamam naarurukshantam]
dhruvaṁ rājābhyanandata
[dhruvam raajaabhyanandata]
Word-for-word
ekadā — once upon a time suruceḥ — of Queen Suruci putram — the son aṅkam — on the lap āropya — placing lālayan — while patting uttamam — Uttama na — did not ārurukṣantam — trying to get on dhruvam — Dhruva rājā — the King abhyanandata — welcome.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ekadā suruceḥ putram
ekadā
once upon a time
suruceḥ
of Queen Suruci
putram
the son
aṅkam āropya lālayan
aṅkam
on the lap
āropya
placing
lālayan
while patting
uttamaṁ nārurukṣantaṁ
uttamam
Uttama
na
did not
ārurukṣantam
trying to get on
dhruvaṁ rājābhyanandata
dhruvam
Dhruva
rājā
the King
abhyanandata
welcome.
Once upon a time, King Uttānapāda was patting the son of Suruci, Uttama, placing him on his lap. Dhruva Mahārāja was also trying to get on the King’s lap, but the King did not very much welcome him.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Once, when King Uttānapāda, placing the son of Suruci, Uttama on his lap, was patting him, he did not acknowledge Dhruva who wanted to climb on his lap. Suruci’s son was called Uttama.
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