Devanagari
श्रीनारद उवाच
\स इत्थं दैत्यपतिना परिपृष्टो महामुनि: ।
स्मयमानस्तमभ्याह तद्वागमृतयन्त्रित: ॥ २० ॥
Verse text
śrī-nārada uvāca
sa itthaṁ daitya-patinā
paripṛṣṭo mahā-muniḥ
smayamānas tam abhyāha
tad-vāg-amṛta-yantritaḥ
Synonyms
śrī
—
nāradaḥ uvāca — the great saint Nārada Muni said
;
saḥ
—
that saintly person (lying down)
;
ittham
—
in this way
;
daitya
—
patinā — by the King of the Daityas (Prahlāda Mahārāja)
;
paripṛṣṭaḥ
—
being sufficiently questioned
;
mahā
—
muniḥ — the great saintly person
;
smayamānaḥ
—
smiling
;
tam
—
unto him (Prahlāda Mahārāja)
;
abhyāha
—
prepared to give answers
;
tat
—
vāk — of his words
;
amṛta
—
yantritaḥ — being captivated by the nectar .
Translation
Nārada Muni continued: When the saintly person was thus questioned by Prahlāda Mahārāja, the King of the Daityas, he was captivated by this shower of nectarean words, and he replied to the inquisitiveness of Prahlāda Mahārāja with a smiling face.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Nārada said: When he was thus questioned by Prahlāda Mahārāja, the sage was captivated by this shower of sweet words and replied to Prahlāda with a smile.