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SB 10.60.16

Devanāgarī

वैदर्भ्येतदविज्ञाय त्वयादीर्घसमीक्षया । वृता वयं गुणैर्हीना भिक्षुभि: श्लाघिता मुधा ॥ १६ ॥

Text

vaidarbhy etad avijñāya tvayādīrgha-samīkṣayā vṛtā vayaṁ guṇair hīnā bhikṣubhiḥ ślāghitā mudhā

Synonyms

vaidarbhi—O princess of Vidarbha;etat—this;avijñāya—not knowing;tvayā—by you;adīrgha-samīkṣayā—without long-range vision;vṛtāḥ—chosen;vayam—We;guṇaiḥ—of good qualities;hīnāḥ—devoid;bhikṣubhiḥ—by beggars;ślāghitāḥ—praised;mudhā—out of their bewilderment.

Translation

O Vaidarbhī, not being farsighted, you didn’t realize this, and therefore you chose Us as your husband, even though We have no good qualities and are glorified only by deluded beggars.

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