Chapter 4
श्रीराजोवाच भगवञ्छ्रोतुमिच्छामि राजर्षेस्तस्य धीमत: । न प्राभूद् यत्र निर्मुक्तो ब्रह्मदण्डो दुरत्यय: ॥ १४ ॥
Transliteration
śrī-rājovāca bhagavañ chrotum icchāmi rājarṣes tasya dhīmataḥ na prābhūd yatra nirmukto brahma-daṇḍo duratyayaḥ
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
śrī-rājā uvāca — King Parīkṣit inquired; bhagavan — O great brāhmaṇa; śrotum icchāmi — I wish to hear (from you); rājarṣeḥ — of the great King Ambarīṣa; tasya — of him; dhīmataḥ — who was such a greatly sober personality; na — not; prābhūt — could act; yatra — upon whom (Mahārāja Ambarīṣa); nirmuktaḥ — being released; brahma-daṇḍaḥ — the curse of a brāhmaṇa; duratyayaḥ — which is insurmountable.
Translation
“King Parīkṣit inquired: O great personality, Mahārāja Ambarīṣa was certainly most exalted and meritorious in character. I wish to hear about him. How surprising it is that the curse of a brāhmaṇa, which is insurmountable, could not act upon him.”