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ŚB 4.17.2

Devanagari

ब्राह्मणप्रमुखान् वर्णान् भृत्यामात्यपुरोधस: । पौराञ्जानपदान् श्रेणी: प्रकृती: समपूजयत् ॥ २ ॥

Text

brāhmaṇa-pramukhān varṇān
bhṛtyāmātya-purodhasaḥ
paurāñ jāna-padān śreṇīḥ
prakṛtīḥ samapūjayat

Synonyms

brāhmaṇa-pramukhān — unto the leaders of the brāhmaṇa community; varṇān — to the other castes; bhṛtya — servants; amātya — ministers; purodhasaḥ — to the priests; paurān — to the citizens; jāna-padān — to his countrymen; śreṇīḥ — to different communities; prakṛtīḥ — to the admirers; samapūjayat — he gave proper respects.

Translation

King Pṛthu thus satisfied and offered all respect to all the leaders of the brāhmaṇas and other castes, to his servants, to his ministers and to the priests, citizens, general countrymen, people from other communities, admirers and others, and thus they all became happy.