Devanagari
मैत्रेय उवाच
पृथु: प्रजानां करुणं निशम्य परिदेवितम् । दीर्घं दध्यौ कुरुश्रेष्ठ निमित्तं सोऽन्वपद्यत ॥ १२ ॥
Verse text
maitreya uvāca
pṛthuḥ prajānāṁ karuṇaṁ
niśamya paridevitam
dīrghaṁ dadhyau kuruśreṣṭha
nimittaṁ so ’nvapadyata
Synonyms
maitreyaḥ uvāca
—
the great saint Maitreya said
;
pṛthuḥ
—
King Pṛthu
;
prajānām
—
of the citizens
;
karuṇam
—
pitiable condition
;
niśamya
—
hearing
;
paridevitam
—
lamentation
;
dīrgham
—
for a long time
;
dadhyau
—
contemplated
;
kuru-śreṣṭha
—
O Vidura
;
nimittam
—
the cause
;
saḥ
—
he
;
anvapadyata
—
found out.
Translation
After hearing this lamentation and seeing the pitiable condition of the citizens, King Pṛthu contemplated this matter for a long time to see if he could find out the underlying causes.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Maitreya said: O Vidura! Hearing the miserable lamentation the citizens, Pṛthu thought for a long time and then discovered the reason.