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SB 11.23.20

Devanāgarī

भिद्यन्ते भ्रातरो दारा: पितर: सुहृदस्तथा । एकास्‍निग्धा: काकिणिना सद्य: सर्वेऽरय: कृता: ॥ २० ॥

Text

bhidyante bhrātaro dārāḥ pitaraḥ suhṛdas tathā ekāsnigdhāḥ kākiṇinā sadyaḥ sarve ’rayaḥ kṛtāḥ

Synonyms

bhidyante—they break off;bhrātaraḥ—the brothers;dārāḥ—wife;pitaraḥ—parents;suhṛdaḥ—friends;tathā—and;eka—as if one;āsnigdhāḥ—very dear;kākiṇinā—by a small coin;sadyaḥ—immediately;sarve—all of them;arayaḥ—enemies;kṛtāḥ—made.

Translation

Even a man’s brothers, wife, parents and friends united with him in love will immediately break off their affectionate relationships and become enemies over a single coin.

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