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  "name":"SB 10.1.61",
  "h1":"SB 10.1.61",
  "label":"Text 61",
  "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.1.61",
  "description":"Vasudeva agreed and took his child back home, but because Kaṁsa had no character and no self-control, Vasudeva knew that he could not rely on Kaṁsa's word."

} —

SB 10.1.61

Text

tatheti sutam ādāya
yayāv ānakadundubhiḥ
nābhyanandata tad-vākyam
asato 'vijitātmanaḥ

Synonyms

tathā—very well; iti—thus; sutam ādāya—taking back his child; yayau—left that place; ānakadundubhiḥ—Vasudeva; na abhyanandata—did not very much value; tat-vākyam—the words (of Kaṁsa); asataḥ—who was without character; avijita-ātmanaḥ—and without self-control.

Translation

Vasudeva agreed and took his child back home, but because Kaṁsa had no character and no self-control, Vasudeva knew that he could not rely on Kaṁsa's word.