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SB 10.68.39

Devanāgarī

अहो ऐश्वर्यमत्तानां मत्तानामिव मानिनाम् । असम्बद्धा गिरो रुक्षा: क: सहेतानुशासिता ॥ ३९ ॥

Text

aho aiśvarya-mattānāṁ mattānām iva māninām asambaddhā giṛo rukṣāḥ kaḥ sahetānuśāsītā

Synonyms

aho—ah;aiśvarya—with their ruling power;mattānām—of those who are mad;mattānām—of those who are physically intoxicated;iva—as if;māninām—who are proud;asambaddhāḥ—incoherent and absurd;giraḥ—words;rukṣāḥ—harsh;kaḥ—who;saheta—can tolerate;anuśāsītā—commander.

Translation

“Just see how these puffed-up Kurus are intoxicated with their so-called power, like ordinary drunken men! What actual ruler, with the power to command, would tolerate their foolish, nasty words?

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