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SB 11.16.31

Devanāgarī

व्यवसायिनामहं लक्ष्मी: कितवानां छलग्रह: । तितिक्षास्मि तितिक्षूणां सत्त्वं सत्त्ववतामहम् ॥ ३१ ॥

Text

vyavasāyinām ahaṁ lakṣmīḥ kitavānāṁ chala-grahaḥ titikṣāsmi titikṣūṇāṁ sattvaṁ sattvavatām aham

Synonyms

vyavasāyinām—of the enterprising;aham—I am;lakṣmīḥ—fortune;kitavānām—of cheaters;chala-grahaḥ—the gambling;titikṣā—the forgiveness;asmi—I am;titikṣūṇām—among the tolerant;sattvam—the goodness;sattva-vatām—among those in the mode of goodness;aham—I am.

Translation

Among the enterprising I am fortune, and among the cheaters I am gambling. I am the forgiveness of the tolerant and the good qualities of those in the mode of goodness.

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