Pṛthu Mahārāja’s Meeting with the Four Kumāras
धर्मराडिव शिक्षायामाश्चर्ये हिमवानिव । कुवेर इव कोशाढ्यो गुप्तार्थो वरुणो यथा ॥ ५९ ॥
Transliteration
dharma-rāḍ iva śikṣāyām āścarye himavān iva kuvera iva kośāḍhyo guptārtho varuṇo yathā
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
dharma-rāṭ iva — like King Yamarāja (the superintendent of death); śikṣāyām — in education; āścarye — in opulence; himavān iva — like the Himālaya Mountains; kuveraḥ — the treasurer of the heavenly planets; iva — like; kośa-āḍhyaḥ — in the matter of possessing wealth; gupta-arthaḥ — secrecy; varuṇaḥ — the demigod named Varuṇa; yathā — like.
Translation
“Mahārāja Pṛthu’s intelligence and education were exactly like that of Yamarāja, the superintendent of death. His opulence was comparable to the Himālaya Mountains, where all valuable jewels and metals are stocked. He possessed great riches like Kuvera, the treasurer of the heavenly planets, and no one could reveal his secrets, for they were like the demigod Varuṇa’s.”