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SB 10.47.7

Devanāgarī

नि:स्वं त्यजन्ति गणिका अकल्पं नृपतिं प्रजा: । अधीतविद्या आचार्यमृत्विजो दत्तदक्षिणम् ॥ ७ ॥

Text

niḥsvaṁ tyajanti gaṇikā akalpaṁ nṛpatiṁ prajāḥ adhīta-vidyā ācāryam ṛtvijo datta-dakṣiṇam

Synonyms

niḥsvam—one without any assets;tyajanti—abandon;gaṇikāḥ—prostitutes;akalpam—incompetent;nṛ-patim—a king;prajaḥ—citizens;adhīta-vidyāḥ—those who have completed their education;ācāryam—the teacher;ṛtvijaḥ—priests;datta—(the sacrificer) who has given;dakṣiṇam—their remuneration.

Translation

Prostitutes abandon a penniless man, subjects an incompetent king, students their teacher once they have finished their education, and priests a man who has remunerated them for a sacrifice.

← SB 10.47.6Chapter 47SB 10.47.8