Text
tasya bhāryā-sahasrāṇāṁ
sahasrāṇi daśābhavan
sāntānikaś cāpi nṛpo
na lebhe tāsu santatim
Synonyms
tasya—of him (King Citraketu); bharya—of wives; sahasrāṇām—of thousands; sahasrāṇi—thousands; dasa—ten; abhavan—there were; sāntānikaḥ—quite capable of begetting sons; ca—and; api—although; nrpah—the King; na—not; lebhe—obtained; tāsu—in them; santatim—a son. ¶
Translation
This Citraketu had ten million wives, but although he was capable of producing children, he did not receive a child from any of them. By chance, all the wives were barren. ¶