SB 1.17.21

Synonyms

sūtaḥ — Śrī Sūta; uvāca — said; dvija-sattama — O best among the twice-born [Śaunaka¹¹⁹]; dharme — when Dharma; pravadati [sati¹²⁰] — spoke; evam — in this manner [ittham]; saḥ — that [celebrated (prasiddhaḥ)¹²¹]; samrāṭ — emperor [Parīkṣit]; vikhedaḥ — [now] free from affliction [or from illusion (gata-mohaḥ)¹²²]; paryacaṣṭa — replied [pratyabhāṣata]; tam — to him [or comprehensively understood Dharma’s intention (taṁ dharmābhiprāyaṁ paryacaṣṭa paryālocitavān)¹²³]; samāhitena — being firmly resolved [having reconciled the matter at hand (labdha-samādhānena)¹²⁴]; manasā — in his mind [or replied to him with one-pointed intellectual resolve (samāhitena ekāgreṇa manasā taṁ pratyācaṣṭa)¹²⁵].

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