SB 8.21.33
Devanāgarī
वृथा मनोरथस्तस्य दूर: स्वर्ग: पतत्यध: । प्रतिश्रुतस्यादानेन योऽर्थिनं विप्रलम्भते ॥ ३३ ॥
Text
vṛthā manorathas tasya dūraḥ svargaḥ pataty adhaḥ pratiśrutasyādānena yo ’rthinaṁ vipralambhate
Synonyms
vṛthā—without any good result;manorathaḥ—mental concoction;tasya—of him;dūraḥ—far away;svargaḥ—elevation to the higher planetary system;patati—falls down;adhaḥ—to a hellish condition of life;pratiśrutasya—things promised;adānena—being unable to give;yaḥ—anyone who;arthinam—a beggar;vipralambhate—cheats.
Translation
Far from being elevated to the heavenly planets or fulfilling one’s desire, one who does not properly give a beggar what he has promised falls down to a hellish condition of life.
