Devanagari
यं साधुगाथासदसि रिपवोऽपि सुरा नृप ।
प्रतिमानं प्रकुर्वन्ति किमुतान्ये भवादृशा: ॥ ३५ ॥
Verse text
yaṁ sādhu-gāthā-sadasi
ripavo ’pi surā nṛpa
pratimānaṁ prakurvanti
kim utānye bhavādṛśāḥ
Synonyms
yam
—
whom
;
sādhu
—
gāthā — sadasi — in an assembly where saintly persons gather or exalted characteristics are discussed
;
ripavaḥ
—
persons who were supposed to have been Prahlāda Mahārāja’s enemies (even such a devotee as Prahlāda Mahārāja had enemies, including even his own father)
;
api
—
even
;
surāḥ
—
the demigods (the demigods are enemies of the demons, and since Prahlāda Mahārāja was born in a family of demons, the demigods should have been his enemies)
;
nṛpa
—
O King Yudhiṣṭhira
;
pratimānam
—
a substantial example of the best among the devotees
;
prakurvanti
—
they make
;
kim uta
—
what to speak of
;
anye
—
others
;
bhavādṛśāḥ
—
exalted personalities such as yourself .
Translation
In any assembly where there are discourses about saints and devotees, O King Yudhiṣṭhira, even the enemies of the demons, namely the demigods, what to speak of you, would cite Prahlāda Mahārāja as an example of a great devotee.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
O King! In devotees’ discourses, the enemies of the demons, namely the devatās, what to speak of person like you, would cite Prahlāda as an example of a great devotee.
Pratimānam means an example. In praising a devotee they would say, “This devotee is equal to Prahlāda.”