ŚB 10.38.41
Devanagari
पप्रच्छ सत्कृतं नन्द: कथं स्थ निरनुग्रहे ।
कंसे जीवति दाशार्ह सौनपाला इवावय: ॥ ४१ ॥
कंसे जीवति दाशार्ह सौनपाला इवावय: ॥ ४१ ॥
Verse text
papraccha sat-kṛtaṁ nandaḥ
kathaṁ stha niranugrahe
kaṁse jīvati dāśārha
sauna-pālā ivāvayaḥ
kathaṁ stha niranugrahe
kaṁse jīvati dāśārha
sauna-pālā ivāvayaḥ
Synonyms
papraccha — asked; sat-kṛtam — who had been honored; nandaḥ — Nanda Mahārāja; katham — how; stha — you are living; niranugrahe — the merciless; kaṁse — Kaṁsa; jīvati — while he is alive; dāśārha — O descendant of Daśārha; sauna — an animal slaughterer; pālāḥ — whose keeper; iva — just like; avayaḥ — sheep.
Translation
Nanda Mahārāja asked Akrūra: O descendant of Daśārha, how are all of you maintaining yourselves while that merciless Kaṁsa remains alive? You are just like sheep under the care of a butcher.