SB 11.23.6

Devanāgarī

अवन्तिषु द्विज: कश्चिदासीदाढ्यतम: श्रिया । वार्तावृत्ति: कदर्यस्तु कामी लुब्धोऽतिकोपन: ॥ ६ ॥

Text

avantiṣu dvijaḥ kaścid āsīd āḍhyatamaḥ śriyā vārtā-vṛttiḥ kadaryas tu kāmī lubdho ’ti-kopanaḥ

Synonyms

avantiṣu—in the Avantī country;dvijaḥ—brāhmaṇa;kaścit—a certain;āsīt—there was;āḍhya-tamaḥ—very rich;śriyā—with opulences;vārtā—by business;vṛttiḥ—earning his livelihood;kadaryaḥ—miserly;tu—but;kāmī—lusty;lubdhaḥ—greedy;ati-kopanaḥ—very prone to anger.

Translation

In the country of Avantī there once lived a certain brāhmaṇa who was very rich and gifted with all opulences, and who was engaged in the occupation of commerce. But he was a miserly person — lusty, greedy and very prone to anger.

Purport