Text 23

SB 8.19.23

Text

sapta-dvīpādhipatayo
nṛpā vaiṇya-gayādayaḥ
arthaiḥ kāmair gatā nāntaṁ
tṛṣṇāyā iti naḥ śrutam

Synonyms

sapta-dvipa-adhipatayaḥ—those who are proprietors of the seven islands; nrpah—such kings; vainya-gaya-ādayaḥ—Mahārāja Pṛthu, Mahārāja Gaya and others; arthaiḥ—for fulfillment of ambition; kamaih—for satisfying one’s desires; gatah na—could not reach; antam—the end; tṛṣṇāyāḥ—of their ambitions; iti—thus; nah—by Us; śrutam—has been heard. 

Translation

We have heard that although powerful kings like Mahārāja Pṛthu and Mahārāja Gaya achieved proprietorship over the seven dvīpas, they could not achieve satisfaction or find the end of their ambitions. 

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