Chapter 28
कामानभिलषन्दीनो यातयामांश्च कन्यया । विगतात्मगतिस्नेह: पुत्रदारांश्च लालयन् ॥ ९ ॥
Transliteration
kāmān abhilaṣan dīno yāta-yāmāṁś ca kanyayā vigatātma-gati-snehaḥ putra-dārāṁś ca lālayan
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
kāmān — objects of enjoyment; abhilaṣan — always lusting after; dīnaḥ — the poor man; yāta-yāmān — stale; ca — also; kanyayā — by the influence of Kālakanyā; vigata — lost; ātma-gati — real purpose of life; snehaḥ — attachment to; putra — sons; dārān — wife; ca — and; lālayan — affectionately maintaining.
Translation
“The objects of enjoyment became stale by the influence of Kālakanyā. Due to the continuance of his lusty desires, King Purañjana became very poor in everything. Thus he did not understand the aim of life. He was still very affectionate toward his wife and children, and he worried about maintaining them.”