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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.47.7
SYNONYMS
nihsvam — one without any assets; tyajanti — abandon; ganikāh — prostitutes; akalpam — incompetent; nri-patim — a king; prajah — citizens; adhīta-vidyāh — those who have completed their education; ācāryam — the teacher; ritvijah — priests; datta — (the sacrificer) who has given; dakshinam — their remuneration.
TRANSLATION
Prostitutes abandon a penniless man, subjects an incompetent king, students their teacher once they have finished their education, and priests a man who has remunerated them for a sacrifice.
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