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SB 4.13.44

Devanāgarī

यत: पापीयसी कीर्तिरधर्मश्च महान्नृणाम् । यतो विरोध: सर्वेषां यत आधिरनन्तक: ॥ ४४ ॥

Text

yataḥ pāpīyasī kīrtir adharmaś ca mahān nṛṇām yato virodhaḥ sarveṣāṁ yata ādhir anantakaḥ

Synonyms

yataḥ—on account of a bad son;pāpīyasī—sinful;kīrtiḥ—reputation;adharmaḥ—irreligion;ca—also;mahān—great;nṛṇām—of men;yataḥ—from which;virodhaḥ—quarrel;sarveṣām—of all people;yataḥ—from which;ādhiḥ—anxiety;anantakaḥ—endless.

Translation

A sinful son causes a person’s reputation to vanish. His irreligious activities at home cause irreligion and quarrel among everyone, and this creates only endless anxiety.

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