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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.14.38

చిత్రకేతోరతిప్రీతిర్యథా దారే ప్రజావతి । న తథాన్యేషు సఞ్జజ్ఞే బాలం లాలయతోఽన్వహమ్ ॥ ౩౮ ॥
citraketor atiprītir
[chitraketor atipreetir]
yathā dāre prajāvati
[yathaa daare prajaavati]
na tathānyeṣu saṣjajṣe
[na tathaanyeshu sashjajshe]
bālaṁ lālayato ’nvaham
[baalam laalayato ’nvaham]
citraketoḥ — of King Citraketu atiprītiḥ — excessive attraction yathā — just as dāre — unto the wife prajā-vati — who begot a son na — not tathā — like that anyeṣu — unto the others saṣjajṣe — arose bālam — the son lālayataḥ — taking care of anvaham — constantly.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
citraketor atiprītir
citraketoḥ
of King Citraketu
atiprītiḥ
excessive attraction
yathā dāre prajāvati
yathā
just as
dāre
unto the wife
prajā-vati
who begot a son
na tathānyeṣu saṣjajṣe
na
not
tathā
like that
anyeṣu
unto the others
saṣjajṣe
arose
bālaṁ lālayato ’nvaham
bālam
the son
lālayataḥ
taking care of
anvaham
constantly.
As King Citraketu fostered his son very carefully, his affection for Queen Kṛtadyuti increased, but gradually he lost affection for the other wives, who had no sons.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
As King Citraketu fostered his son very carefully, his affection for Queen Kṛtadyuti who bore the son increased, and gradually he lost affection for the other wives.
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