Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 11.23.38-39

aho esa maha-saro

dhrtiman giri-rad iva

maunena sadhayaty artham

baka-vad drdha-niscayah

ity eke vihasanty enam

eke durvatayanti ca

tam babandhur nirurudhur

yatha kridanakam dvijam

SYNONYMS

aho -- just see; esah -- this person; maha-sarah -- very powerful; dhrtiman -- steadfast; giri-rat -- the Himalaya Mountains; iva -- just like; maunena -- with his vow of silence; sadhayati -- he is striving; artham -- for his goal; baka-vat -- just like a duck; drdha -- firm; niscayah -- his determination; iti -- thus speaking; eke -- some; vihasanti -- ridicule; enam -- him; eke -- some; durvatayanti -- pass foul air; ca -- and; tam -- him; babandhuh -- they bound in chains; nirurudhuh -- kept captive; yatha -- as; kridanakam -- a pet animal; dvijam -- that brahmana.

TRANSLATION

Some would ridicule him by saying, "Just see this greatly powerful sage! He is as steadfast as the Himalaya Mountains. By practice of silence he strives for his goal with great determination, just like a duck." Other persons would pass foul air upon him, and sometimes others would bind this twice-born brahmana in chains and keep him captive like a pet animal.

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