Canto 11, Chapter 23

Chapter 23

Verse 8 (SB 11.23.8)
SB 11.23.8 • मूल श्लोक

दु:शीलस्य कदर्यस्य द्रुह्यन्ते पुत्रबान्धवा: । दारा दुहितरो भृत्या विषण्णा नाचरन् प्रियम् ॥ ८ ॥

Transliteration

duḥśīlasya kadaryasya druhyante putra-bāndhavāḥ dārā duhitaro bhṛtyā viṣaṇṇā nācaran priyam

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

duḥśīlasya — having a bad character; kadaryasya — toward the miser; druhyante — they developed enmity; putra — his sons; bāndhavāḥ — and in-laws; dārāḥ — his wife; duhitaraḥ — his daughters; bhṛtyāḥ — the servants; visaṇṇāḥ — disgusted; na ācaran — they did not act; priyam — affectionately.

Translation

“Since he was so hardhearted and miserly, his sons, in-laws, wife, daughters and servants began to feel inimical toward him. Becoming disgusted, they would never treat him with affection.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda