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SB 10.68.38

Devanāgarī

भुञ्जते कुरुभिर्दत्तं भूखण्डं वृष्णय: किल । उपानह: किल वयं स्वयं तु कुरव: शिर: ॥ ३८ ॥

Text

bhuñjate kurubhir dattaṁ bhū-khaṇḍaṁ vṛṣṇayaḥ kila upānahaḥ kila vayaṁ svayaṁ tu kuravaḥ śiraḥ

Synonyms

bhuñjate—they enjoy;kurubhiḥ—by the Kurus;dattam—granted;bhū—of land;khaṇḍam—a limited parcel;vṛṣṇayaḥ—the Vṛṣṇis;kila—indeed;upānahaḥ—shoes;kila—indeed;vayam—we;svayam—themselves;tu—however;kuravaḥ—the Kurus;śiraḥ—the head.

Translation

“We Vṛṣṇis enjoy only whatever small parcel of land the Kurus allow us? And we are indeed shoes, whereas the Kurus are the head?

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