CC Madhya 14.137 (1996)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 14: Performance of the Vṛndāvana Pastimes

Madhya-līlā 14.136 - Madhya-līlā 14.138

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 137

māninī nirutsāhe chāḍe vibhūṣaṇa

bhūme vasi’ nakhe lekhe, malina-vadana

SYNONYMS

māninī — proud, egoistic woman; nirutsāhe — because of disappointment; chāḍe — gives up; vibhūṣaṇa — all kinds of ornaments; bhūme vasi’ — sitting on the ground; nakhe — with the nails; lekhe — marks lines; malina-vadana — with a morose face.

TRANSLATION

“When a woman is neglected and disappointed, out of egoistic pride she gives up her ornaments and morosely sits down on the ground, marking lines on it with her nails.

Madhya-līlā 14.136 - Madhya-līlā 14.138