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भगदत्तः महा-राजbhagadattaḥ mahā-rājaBhagadatta, O great king,
वृद्धः तव पितुः सखाvṛddhaḥ tava pituḥ sakhāthe old friend of your father,
सः वाचा प्रणतः तस्यsaḥ vācā praṇataḥ tasyahe is submissive to him in word
कर्मणा च एव भारतkarmaṇā ca eva bhārataand in deed, O Bharata,
स्नेह-बद्धः तु पितृ-वत्sneha-baddhaḥ tu pitṛ-vatbut bound by affection, like a father,
मनसा भक्तिमान् त्वयिmanasā bhaktimān tvayiis devoted to you in heart;
प्रतीच्याम् दक्षिणम् च अन्तम्pratīcyām dakṣiṇam ca antamthe western and southern border
पृथिव्याः पाति यः नृपःpṛthivyāḥ pāti yaḥ nṛpaḥof the earth this king guards;
मातुलः भवतः शूरःmātulaḥ bhavataḥ śūraḥyour maternal uncle, the valiant,
पुरुजित् कुन्ति-वर्धनःpurujit kunti-vardhanaḥPurujit, joy of Kunti,
सः ते संनति-मान् एकःsaḥ te saṃnati-mān ekaḥhe alone, bowed before you,
स्नेहतः शत्रु-तापनःsnehataḥ śatru-tāpanaḥout of love, [this] destroyer of foes;
भगदत्तोbhagadattooriginal form "bhagadatto", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
महाराजmahārājaoriginal form "mahārāja", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वृद्धस्vṛddhasoriginal form "vṛddhas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सsaoriginal form "sa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रणतस्praṇatasoriginal form "praṇatas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चैवcaivaoriginal form "caiva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
स्नेहबद्धस्snehabaddhasoriginal form "snehabaddhas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पितृवन्pitṛvanoriginal form "pitṛvan", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भक्तिमांस्bhaktimāṃsoriginal form "bhaktimāṃs", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रतीच्यांpratīcyāṃoriginal form "pratīcyāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दक्षिणंdakṣiṇaṃoriginal form "dakṣiṇaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चान्तंcāntaṃoriginal form "cāntaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
योyooriginal form "yo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मातुलोmātulooriginal form "mātulo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कुन्तिवर्धनःkuntivardhanaḥoriginal form "kuntivardhanaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सsaoriginal form "sa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
संनतिमान्saṃnatimānoriginal form "saṃnatimān", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
शत्रुतापनःśatrutāpanaḥoriginal form "śatrutāpanaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Here outward submission is distinguished from devotion of the heart: Bhagadatta bows before the tyrant only in deed, while in heart he is with you. It is telling that in a time of unrighteousness many good men are forced to submit outwardly while keeping their loyalty secret. Scripture thus shows that true devotion lies in the heart, not in a compelled bow; and next come the self-styled 'Vasudevas'.