Canto 11, Chapter 23

Chapter 23

Verse 20 (SB 11.23.20)
SB 11.23.20 • मूल श्लोक

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

Transliteration

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

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

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.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda