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SB 8.19.3

Devanāgarī

न ह्येतस्मिन्कुले कश्चिन्नि:सत्त्व: कृपण: पुमान् । प्रत्याख्याता प्रतिश्रुत्य यो वादाता द्विजातये ॥ ३ ॥

Text

na hy etasmin kule kaścin niḥsattvaḥ kṛpaṇaḥ pumān pratyākhyātā pratiśrutya yo vādātā dvijātaye

Synonyms

na—not;hi—indeed;etasmin—in this;kule—in the dynasty or family;kaścit—anyone;niḥsattvaḥ—poor-minded;kṛpaṇaḥ—miser;pumān—any person;pratyākhyātā—refuses;pratiśrutya—after promising to give;yaḥvā—either;adātā—not being charitable;dvijātaye—unto thebrāhmaṇas..

Translation

I know that even until now, no one taking birth in your family has been poor-minded or miserly. No one has refused to give charity to brāhmaṇas, nor after promising to give charity has anyone failed to fulfill his promise.

← SB 8.19.2Chapter 19SB 8.19.4