sa rāja-putro vavṛdhe
āśu śukla ivoḍupaḥ
āpūryamāṇaḥ pitṛbhiḥ
kāṣṭhābhir iva so 'nvaham
āśu śukla ivoḍupaḥ
āpūryamāṇaḥ pitṛbhiḥ
kāṣṭhābhir iva so 'nvaham
Synonyms
saḥ-that; rāja-putraḥ-the royal prince; vavṛdhe-grew up; āśu-very soon; śukle-waxing moon; iva-like; uḍupaḥ-the moon; āpūryamāṇaḥ-luxuriantly; pitṛbhiḥ-by the parental guardians; kāṣṭhābhiḥ-plenary development; iva-like; saḥ-he; anvaham-day after day.
As the moon, in its waxing fortnight, develops day after day, so the royal prince [Parīkṣit] very soon developed luxuriantly under the care and full facilities of his guardian grandfathers.
As the moon, in its waxing fortnight, develops day after day, so the royal prince [Parīkṣit] very soon developed luxuriantly under the care and full facilities of his guardian grandfathers.