Chapter 26
स्वार्थस्याकोविदं धिङ् मां मूर्खं पण्डितमानिनम् । योऽहमीश्वरतां प्राप्य स्त्रीभिर्गोखरवज्जित: ॥ १३ ॥
Transliteration
svārthasyākovidaṁ dhiṅ māṁ mūrkhaṁ paṇḍita-māninam yo ’ham īśvaratāṁ prāpya strībhir go-khara-vaj jitaḥ
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
sva-arthasya — his own best interest; akovidam — who does not know; dhik — to hell; mām — with me; mūrkham — a fool; paṇḍita-māninam — imagining himself to be a great scholar; yaḥ — who; aham — I; īśvaratām — the position of lordship; prāpya — achieving; strībhiḥ — by women; go-khara-vat — like a bullock or an ass; jitaḥ — conquered.
Translation
“To hell with me! I am such a fool that I didn’t even know what was good for me, although I arrogantly thought I was highly intelligent. Although I achieved the exalted position of a lord, I allowed myself to be conquered by women as if I were a bullock or a jackass.”