| Canto 10: The Summum Bonum | Chapter 47: The Song of the Bee |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.47.8
dagdham mrigās tathāranyam
SYNONYMS
khagāh — birds; vīta — rid; phalam — of its fruits; vriksham — a tree; bhuktvā — having eaten; ca — and; atithayah — guests; griham — a house; dagdham — burned down; mrigāh — animals; tathā — similarly; aranyam — a forest; jārāh — paramours; bhuktvā — having enjoyed; ratām — attracted; striyam — a woman.
TRANSLATION
Birds abandon a tree when its fruits are gone, guests a house after they have eaten, animals a forest that has burnt down, and a lover the woman he has enjoyed, even though she remains attached to him.
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