Chapter 14
अहेरिव पय:पोष: पोषकस्याप्यनर्थभृत् । वेन: प्रकृत्यैव खल: सुनीथागर्भसम्भव: ॥ १० ॥
Transliteration
aher iva payaḥ-poṣaḥ poṣakasyāpy anartha-bhṛt venaḥ prakṛtyaiva khalaḥ sunīthā-garbha-sambhavaḥ
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
aheḥ — of a snake; iva — like; payaḥ — with milk; poṣaḥ — the maintaining; poṣakasya — of the maintainer; api — even; anartha — against the interest; bhṛt — becomes; venaḥ — King Vena; prakṛtyā — by nature; eva — certainly; khalaḥ — mischievous; sunīthā — of Sunīthā, Vena’s mother; garbha — the womb; sambhavaḥ — born of.
Translation
“The sages began to think within themselves: Because he was born from the womb of Sunīthā, King Vena is by nature very mischievous. Supporting this mischievous king is exactly like maintaining a snake with milk. Now he has become a source of all difficulties.”